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Hi, I'm Beralt Meppelink

Freelance software engineer for complex systems.

I build reliable software for intricate systems. Backgrounds in both Mechanical Engineering and Software Engineering make it easy for me to operate effectively across hardware-adjacent domains and multidisciplinary teams.

Services

Engineering support for every stage of your product's lifecycle.

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Architecture & Design

Translating complex technical requirements into maintainable software architectures for new systems or evaluating existing projects.

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Implementation

Hands-on development from lightweight utilities to core application logic, desktop interfaces, and embedded software components.

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Testing & QA

Establishing automated test suites, integration tests, and validation setups to guarantee stability and regulatory compliance.

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Security

Hardening applications and infrastructure to reduce attack vectors, prevent data exposure, and satisfy industry security standards.

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Maintenance

Keeping your deployed applications and server infrastructure up to date through planned upgrades, patch management, and monitoring.

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Workshops

Practical, interactive technical sessions covering QML rapid UI development, advanced CMake project setups, or C++/Python bindings.

Technologies

Core tools and frameworks I use regularly. Ready to adopt specific project toolchains as needed.

Kubernetes

Orchestrating containerized workloads, managing Helm charts, and building custom Kubernetes operators.

Python 3

Backend services, scripting, automation, system tooling, and native C/C++ extensions.

Starlette

Asynchronous Python web services, lightweight APIs, and real-time backend integrations using ASGI.

PostgreSQL

Database schema design, query optimization, vector embeddings with pgvector, and time-series data using TimescaleDB.

HTMX

Hypermedia that powers modern, reactive interfaces without a JavaScript framework. It's what makes Fetch feel instant.

vLLM

Serving open weight language models at production throughput, with an OpenAI compatible API and quantization support.

Qt & QML

Cross-platform application UI and backend logic across desktop, embedded devices, and custom hardware interfaces.

C++

Modern C++ development emphasizing performance, memory safety, clean design patterns, and hardware interoperability.

CMake

Structuring cross-platform build systems, dependency management, and automated test integration.

Linux

Embedded distributions, systemd services, shell scripting, and server administration on Fedora and Ubuntu.

BitBake & Yocto

Configuring custom Linux distributions, recipes, and Board Support Packages via OpenEmbedded.

Docker

Containerization for development environments, reproducible build pipelines, and production services via Docker Compose.

Have a project in mind?

Whether you need technical guidance early in a project or assistance with an existing system, feel free to reach out.