Bye Bye Cashlink!

In the midst of the Corona pandemic back in 2021, I joined the team at Cashlink, a company focused on tokenization and digital securities. With little understanding of these concepts, I embarked on this new journey as a Senior Security Engineer within the TECH team. Promised a greenfield environment, I stepped into the unknown, excited yet uncertain about what I was expected to to.

As I look back on almost three years of knowledge sharing at Cashlink, I realize just how much I’ve learned. Embracing one of Cashlink’s core values, I consistently strived to challenge the status quo. Throughout this journey, I’ve gained a deep understanding of what DevSecOps truly is about, with a particular focus on the operational side.

Having said this, I’m looking forward to my newest challenge, where I’ll switch focus to the Dev part in DevSecOps and delve deeper into software engineering, but still within the Security context. I also anticipate doing more coding, particularly in Golang, which kind of makes me happy. I remain grateful for all that I’ve experienced and learned at Cashlink and hope to see you all soon again, whether in Frankfurt, Cluj, or Berlin!

What I’ve learned

As I was implementing security in the greenfield area, I had the chance to strengthen my knowledge in specific areas but also deep-dive into new ones.

• AWS

• IAM (as a concept)

• K8s

• Smart Contract Security

Shoutout to

• Cashlink Team
  • A 💗 thanks to everyone I had the opportunity to meet, for all the conversations we shared, and the lively kicker sessions we enjoyed in Frankfurt. Last but not least, thank you for welcoming me in Cluj, where I had the chance to say “goodbye” in person to (almost) all of you!
• Verena
  • Thank you for your kindness and patience in just listening and guiding me through some difficult times in my life. See you soon in Berlin!
• Dragos
  • You might not be able to read this as you’re on your trip on the Via Transilvanica. I hope you’ll finish your tour and come back full of energy. Also thanks for our coffee sessions, our discussions and sometimes for some good advice whenever something didn’t go smooth. Let’s do that 🏰 thing again, once we turn 50! 🤎
• Mariano
  • You were right! Our first discussion back in Frankfurt was about working in full-remote and the fact I still need a community / colleagues around me. You remembered that when we met in Cluj this year! I really enjoyed our discussoin around nutrition, sports and life in general. Take care and see you end of August 😋
• Aron
  • Thanks for your patience and for the fact you were the one to teach me K8s! Let’s keep in touch and conquer the world with Golang, Terraform and Kubernetes. I also wish you all the best with your climbing career 🧗
• Maik
  • Let’s go to Aventura, right? I guess we both won’t forget that evening. I wish you all the best becoming a 🇧🇬 and let’s do the Moldova trip soon again.
• Anca
  • I admire you for your discipline and perseverance! I hope to see you someday at the Olympics 🏃
• George
  • “Who’s Rosa?” 🤣 I really enjoyed our discussion lately in Cluj! I hope you’ll find your place and get rich soon 😎
• Rafael
  • I’m glad I’ve convinced you to buy a La Pavoni. You definitely have reached nerd level 500 with all the mods and customizations 😎. I’m still looking forward meeting your home roaster.
• Yubikey Gang
  • Without mentioning any names, y’all know: It was RDCSLY fun spending time with you 🫶