Tinrobot Tinrobot (Pty) Ltd Senior engineering, on demand

DevOps, cloud, backend & AI automation

Senior engineering for teams that need to ship reliably.

I help businesses build and modernize software platforms, cloud infrastructure and AI-enabled workflows, with strong delivery discipline across DevOps, backend integration and enterprise systems.

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Production-focused Enterprise experience South Africa, remote-ready

Focused engagements

Hire me to solve a defined delivery problem.

Start with a focused audit, implementation or modernization project. Each engagement is shaped around a business outcome, not a list of technologies.

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Audit & roadmap

DevOps & Platform Audit

Find the delivery bottlenecks, reliability risks and infrastructure gaps slowing your team down.

  • CI/CD and release process review
  • Infrastructure, security and observability assessment
  • Prioritized remediation roadmap
  • Practical quick wins your team can implement
02
Build & improve

Cloud & Automation Build

Put repeatable infrastructure and dependable software delivery foundations in place.

  • CI/CD pipeline implementation or cleanup
  • Infrastructure as Code and containerization
  • Monitoring, logging and alerting
  • Cloud reliability and cost improvements
03
Integrate & automate

AI Workflow Integration

Add useful AI to real business workflows without creating an isolated proof of concept.

  • Internal document, search and chat assistants
  • Support and operations workflow automation
  • LLM integration with existing systems and data
  • Secure, observable production delivery
04
Modernize safely

Legacy-to-Modern Delivery

Improve aging applications and integrations while protecting day-to-day operations.

  • Architecture and migration planning
  • API, middleware and data integration
  • Incremental application modernization
  • Operational continuity throughout delivery

A strong fit when

You need senior capability, but not another permanent hire.

Tinrobot works best with teams facing real engineering complexity and a clear need to move from discussion to dependable delivery.

Growing SMEs Your software and infrastructure have outgrown ad hoc processes.
Product startups You need experienced platform help without building a full team yet.
Enterprise teams You need contract delivery across backend, integration or platform work.
AI adopters You want useful AI inside existing systems, not a disconnected demo.

Experience behind the work

Architecture thinking. Hands-on delivery.

Johann Korf brings decades of cross-industry experience spanning telecommunications, transport, enterprise architecture, integration and software delivery automation.

EA
Enterprise architecture TOGAF-informed design for complex systems and organizations.
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DevOps & GitOps Automated SDLCs, Infrastructure as Code and release platforms.
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Enterprise integration Systems designed for stability, security and delivery assurance.
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AWS Azure Kubernetes Docker Terraform Vault GitOps Kafka .NET Java Node.js React Oracle SQL Server PostgreSQL Linux Prometheus Grafana Elastic TOGAF

How we work

A direct path from problem to production.

You work directly with the engineer doing the work. Scope stays visible, decisions stay practical, and knowledge is transferred to your team.

Understand the constraint

We clarify the business outcome, current system, risks, timeline and definition of done.

Agree the smallest useful scope

You receive a focused approach with deliverables, assumptions and priorities made explicit.

Build, validate and hand over

Delivery includes testing, operational readiness, documentation and a clear next-step roadmap.

Start a conversation

Have a delivery problem that needs senior attention?

Send a short outline of the challenge, your desired outcome and target timeline. I will respond directly to establish fit and the most useful next step.

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