Chris Taraszka

CEO

Cracow, Małopolskie, Poland8 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Co-founded a PaaS to simplify cloud deployment.
Expert in reducing cloud costs and complexity.
Led infrastructure automation at Cisco.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps expert with a focus on SaaS and Fintech.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud InfrastructurePlatform As A Service (paas)Cloud ArchitectureDevops ConsultingInfrastructure AutomationCi/cd ImplementationDeployment ModernizationAutomationIncident ManagementSystem ReliabilityInfrastructure DesignDeployment StrategyProduction Infrastructure ManagementTechnical SupportSystems ManagementContainerization

Other Skills

Organizational ConsultingEnterprise ConsultingCisco IOSField Service EngineeringVMWare ESXiLarge Scale SystemsEarned Value Management (EVM)System ControlServer AdministrationServer AdminPython (Programming Language)PostgreSQLGo (programming language)Project ManagementSales Management

About

I’ve built enough products to know that cloud infrastructure shouldn’t slow you down. You start with an idea - and suddenly you’re stuck figuring out how to set everything up, make it scale, keep it secure, and hope you won’t get a surprise bill at the end of the month. It takes too long. It’s too complicated. And unless you know exactly what you’re doing, it becomes a full-time job. That’s why I built Miget. Miget is a platform for developers who just want to build. No long setups. No hidden costs. No jumping between dashboards or guessing what went wrong. Just a simple, clear way to launch and run your app - so you can focus on what actually matters. Here’s what we believe: - You shouldn’t need to be an expert to get your project online - You should always know what you’ll pay - The process should be fast, clean, and easy to repeat - And above all: your time should go into building, not setting things up If cloud setup is slowing you down, let’s talk. I’d love to hear what you’re working on and show you exactly how we can help. Click ‘Book an appointment’ at the top of my profile and let’s make it happen.

Experience

8 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 7 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 7 mos

Current Experience

Miget

Chief Executive Officer

Nov 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 7 mos · San Francisco, California, United States · Hybrid

Built a modern PaaS for developers who want to deploy and scale apps without DevOps complexity.
Developer-first experience - fast, simple, predictable
Fair pricing based on Kubernetes CPU & memory quotas
Custom scheduler and MicroVM-based infra
Designed for teams & indie builders that want cloud flexibility without the overhead - so they can ship faster and stay focused.

Organizational ConsultingEnterprise ConsultingTechnical SupportCisco IOSField Service EngineeringVMWare ESXi+63

Cisco

3 roles

Technical Leader Engineering

Promoted

Sep 2017 – Oct 2020 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Led automation and infrastructure improvements for internal platforms used globally at Cisco.
Built CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Docker to speed up delivery
Deployed scalable systems using AWS (ECS, EKS, EC2)
Integrated Saltstack and Ansible for streamlined config management

Infrastructure AutomationCI/CD Implementation

DevOps Engineer

Nov 2016 – Sep 2017 · 10 mos

Modernized deployment for Cisco’s ATA 3.0 kit and internal toolchains.
Built automated pipelines with Ansible and Jenkins, reducing delivery time by 30%
Managed Hadoop and ELK clusters, improving monitoring and data flow
Streamlined testing environments, accelerating dev velocity across teams

Deployment ModernizationAutomation

Escalation Engineer

Mar 2014 – Oct 2016 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Resolved high-impact incidents and improved system reliability across global infra.
Reduced resolution times by implementing ITIL-based workflows
Acted as technical lead in cross-team incident response
Strengthened system uptime and performance for core services

Python (Programming Language)Technical SupportCisco IOSField Service EngineeringVMWare ESXiIncident Management+1

Ipp.net

DevOps Consultant

Dec 2016 – Present · 9 yrs 6 mos · Cracow, Małopolskie, Poland · Remote

Advised fintech, AI, and blockchain teams (incl. Binance, Roche, DeepL) on scaling infra fast and clean.
Architected cloud systems on AWS, GCP, Kubernetes
Automated deployments with Terraform & Terragrunt
Helped teams reduce cost, complexity, and launch times

Organizational ConsultingEnterprise ConsultingCloud ArchitectureDevOps Consulting

Project a

Senior System Engineer

May 2013 – Feb 2014 · 9 mos · Berlin, Germany · On-site

Supported high-growth startups with infrastructure design and deployment strategy.
Built integration pipelines that reduced deployment time and failure rates
Delivered backend systems to support rapid product iteration
Advised CTOs on scaling architecture and infrastructure decisions

Large Scale SystemsEarned Value Management (EVM)Systems ManagementInfrastructure DesignDeployment Strategy

Lumesse

System Administrator

Jul 2012 – Apr 2013 · 9 mos · Cracow, Małopolskie, Poland · On-site

Managed production infrastructure for a global HR tech platform.
Maintained JBoss + ColdFusion app servers across environments
Built monitoring and backup systems to improve uptime and recovery
Provided L3 support to enterprise clients and internal engineering

System ControlServer AdministrationServer AdminSystems ManagementProduction Infrastructure ManagementTechnical Support

Interia.pl group

Linux System Administrator

May 2011 – Jun 2012 · 1 yr 1 mo · Cracow, Małopolskie, Poland · On-site

Led containerization and systems management for one of Poland’s largest media portals.
Managed OpenVZ and Xen platforms for internal production use
Developed early Docker prototypes before Docker’s public release
Maintained core DNS/firewall infrastructure supporting national traffic

PerlServer AdminPython (Programming Language)ContainerizationSystems Management

D2 direct s.c.

Co-Founder

Jan 2005 – Apr 2011 · 6 yrs 3 mos · Ruda Śląska, Śląskie, Poland · On-site

Bootstrapped and sold a local ISP that connected over 1,500 households to high-speed internet.
Built custom network infrastructure and managed all technical ops
Delivered stable service across a growing customer base
Exited the business at age 26, following steady growth and profitability