Mara Karagianni

Technical Documentation Author @ Multiple Roles (kodeKloud, Digital Defenders, ServPub, Freelance)

Brussels, Belgium

Linux System Administrator and Open Source Software Developer with over 10 years of experience building, deploying, and maintaining infrastructure for civic tech, SaaS solutions, and research-driven organizations. Strong background in DevOps, backend development, and technical documentation. Skilled in automation, containerization, and secure system architecture, with a proven ability to lead scrum based development teams and wealth of experience in diverse cultural working environments.

Top roles

Developer / Programmer5 - 10 years

Technical Writer5 - 10 years

DevOps Engineer2 - 5 years

Systems

Linux

PostgreSQL

Back-end

Python

Bash

Miscellaneous

DevOps

Cloud

Docker

Language

Native Greek

Greek

Native

English

Fluent

French

Fluent

Work experience

Since 2010

Technical Documentation Author @ Multiple Roles (kodeKloud, Digital Defenders, ServPub, Freelance)

01 January 2015 - 01 December 2025

Produced technical documentation and user manuals for VPNs, secure communication tools, and Python software.

Open Source Developer @ Liquid Democracy

01 June 2023 - 01 June 2025

Led development of Adhocracy+ open-source platform while implementing CI workflows.

Open Source & DevOps Developer @ AdamLogic

01 July 2022 - 01 November 2022

Built SaaS architecture on Heroku with Django, Flask, Celery, Redis.

Backend Developer @ FundSeeder Technologies

01 January 2022 - 01 August 2022

Implemented robust API data workflows with Flask, Pandas, SQLAlchemy.

Linux/DevOps Engineer @ WingTel

01 July 2017 - 01 July 2020

Led the design, maintenance and scaling of infrastructure using AWS, Docker, Terraform, and CircleCI for telecommunications SaaS.

Software & Web Developer @ Various Roles (Freelance, CEAD, DataCT, Bluecima Ventures LLC)

01 January 2010 - 01 December 2016

Full-stack development with Python, Flask, CollectiveAccess, and e-commerce platforms.

Education experience

Since 2000

Python Programming @ Python Institute

01 January 2022 -

Certified Associate in Python Programming.

Media design @ Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam

01 January 2006 - 01 January 2008

Master's degree focused on Media Design.

Fine Arts @ Athens School of Fine Arts, Greece

01 January 2000 - 01 January 2004

Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts.