About Nick

2023-04-09

A picture of a white, balding man with a grey and brown beard. He is wearing a black t-shirt and black rimmed glasses. — Picture of Nick

My name is Nick Perkins, and this is my personal blog. This is where I come to jot down my thoughts on things that interest me, like cloud computing, infrastructure as code, Kubernetes, platform engineering, motorsport… I guess nothing much is off limits.

I am currently working at Domino’s Pizza Enterprises as a Senior Software Engineer, as the Tech Lead on the Platform Foundation team.

Before joining Domino’s, I was a Senior DevOps Engineer at Hutly, and a Software Engineer at Arkose Labs.

I have more than twelve years of experience as a software engineer, plus experience in business analysis, project management and team leadership. Before that, I worked in financial administration and assets management within the public sector for over seven years.

What to some people may look like a weird path to travel has allowed me to develop a bunch of soft skills to go along with my technical skills.

I love problem-solving, learning, and digging into the crux of the issue.

When not inside getting a screen tan, I am a volunteer motorsport official. This sees me trackside many weekends a year, where I’m part of a large team charged with keeping the competitors and spectators safe, while ensuring the efficient and fair running of the event.

A picture of a white, balding man with a grey and brown beard. He is wearing a dull-green GitHub cap with a radio headset over it, dark sunglasses, a bright orange hi-vis short and a lanyard around his neck holding a whistle. He looks very official! — I love being a motorsport official!

Alternatively, I’ll be found at home with my wife Natalie and doggo Lucy.

A picture of a white and grey Maltese Shih Tzu. She is sitting on a bean bag, and behind her is a green leaf of a Monstera plant. — You can't really say no to this face, can you?