I save statups $5M+ in cloud costs
I build dependable, cost‑efficient platforms and lead compliance end‑to‑end: SOC2, PCI‑DSS, and ISO27001.
$5.3M+
cloud cost savings
200+/day
deploys on AI‑powered CI/CD
42%
cost cut in EC2→EKS migration
About Me
Moises Santos is a Staff Platform Engineer with 13+ years of experience in cloud architecture, DevOps, and DevSecOps. He currently leads end-to-end DevOps, Security, and GRC at Canadian series B cybersecurity startup, where he delivered SOC2 Type 2, PCI-DSS, and is driving ISO27001 — all with just one other DevOps engineer, supporting 30+ developers.
He has saved clients over $5.3M in cloud costs, including a 42% reduction during a 300+ microservice migration from EC2 to EKS. He built AI-powered CI/CD platforms (ArgoCD + GitHub Actions self-hosted) at Private Quantitative Trading company, enabling 200+ deploys/day, and optimized multiplayer gaming infrastructure at big major game publisher responsible for titles like NBA 2K and others.
Founder & CTO of CloudByFontos (2014–present), a global consulting firm delivering Platform Engineering, FinOps, and compliance for AI, fintech, gaming, and government clients. He bootstrapped carflipper.ai — an AI agent that scans marketplaces to automate car dealer inventory repositioning.
Mentors underrepresented junior developers for free — one already relocated to Portugal as a Go engineer.
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The 3 Critical Lessons From 100+ DevOps Interviews: How to Build High-Performance Infrastructure…
In 2024 and 2025, I interviewed a total of more than 100 people. During these interviews, I was able to observe different types of technical capability, perception, and ways of thinking. Being exposed to all these interviews helped me understand how to build high-performance infrastructure teams and...
Building carflipper.ai: from 15 years of car flipping to a production AI agent
How I transformed 15 years of car flipping expertise into a production-grade AI agent that scans thousands of listings and delivers real-time profitable opportunities. Users report $3,200 average savings per flip with 98% satisfaction.
Building Syndical: a complete end-to-end employee benefits management system
How I built Syndical—a lightweight, customizable management system for employee benefits that can be deployed on-premise or as SaaS. Complete lifecycle management with partner integrations, audit trails, and multi-user support.
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AI / SaaS / Founder
carflipper.ai
AI-powered car deal finder delivering real-time profitable opportunities. Users report $3,200 average savings per flip with 98% satisfaction.
HR / Management System
Syndical
Complete end-to-end management system for employee benefits, deployable on-premise or SaaS. Multi-user, auditable, and fully customizable.
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