Getting Started

I’ve had a Notion page as my “portfolio” for a while. It did the job: listed my work, linked to my GitHub, kept things organised. But it always felt like a placeholder.

So I built this.

Why a Personal Site

The short answer: I wanted a home on the internet that felt like mine. Notion is great for internal docs, but it’s not a canvas.

The longer answer: I’m 25, working as a Solutions Architect at AWS in London, and I want to show my work properly. Not just list it. Explain it. Talk about what I learned, what went wrong, what I’d do differently.

What I’ll Write About

Mostly things I’m learning and thinking about:

• Cloud architecture: patterns, trade-offs, things that break at scale
• AI/ML in production: not the hype, the actual engineering
• Building things: project deep-dives, technical decisions, lessons learned
• Career: navigating tech in your 20s, moving to London, working at a hyperscaler

No fixed schedule. I write when I have something worth saying.

The Stack

This site is built with Astro, Tailwind CSS and MDX. Solarized Light colour palette because I have taste.

If you want to talk, I’m at yagotobiosouto@gmail.com or on LinkedIn.