# Rafael González Albes

> Rafael González Albes is a software engineer who builds scalable backends, modern web applications, and containerized systems for the web.

Personal portfolio of Rafael González Albes, software engineer in Augsburg, Germany. Use the links below for canonical pages about skills, writing, and engineering work.

## Main pages

- [Rafael González Albes](https://rafaelgonzalezalbes.com/): Rafael González Albes is a software engineer who builds scalable backends, modern web applications, and containerized systems for the web.
- [Rafael González Albes — Software Engineer](https://rafaelgonzalezalbes.com/about): Rafael González Albes is a software engineer in Augsburg, Germany — scalable backends, TypeScript/React frontends, Docker, and CI/CD. Experience at Check24 and across Europe.

## Writing

- [Notes on building software](https://rafaelgonzalezalbes.com/writing): Articles by software engineer Rafael González Albes on Symfony APIs, self-hosted CI/CD, portfolio SEO, and shipping production systems.
- [Self-Hosted CI/CD with Woodpecker for a Developer Portfolio](https://rafaelgonzalezalbes.com/writing/self-hosted-ci-cd-with-woodpecker): How a software engineer ships a React portfolio with Forgejo, Woodpecker CI, QA gates, and SFTP deploy — without GitHub Actions or Vercel.
- [Designing Symfony APIs for Scale](https://rafaelgonzalezalbes.com/writing/designing-symfony-apis-for-scale): Lessons from building high-performance PHP microservices for comparison portals — API contracts, caching, and ownership as a software engineer.
- [SEO for Software Engineer Portfolios](https://rafaelgonzalezalbes.com/writing/seo-for-software-engineer-portfolios): Practical SEO for developers: sitemaps, structured data, prerendered routes, and why you will not rank #1 for "software engineer" alone.

## Engineering

- [How I build, ship, and run platforms](https://rafaelgonzalezalbes.com/engineering): How Rafael González Albes builds, ships, and runs platforms — infrastructure, delivery workflow, and project case studies.
- [Platform infrastructure](https://rafaelgonzalezalbes.com/engineering/infrastructure): Platform infrastructure map: CI/CD, Git hosting, project management, and deployment architecture.
- [Delivery workflow](https://rafaelgonzalezalbes.com/engineering/delivery): Kanban delivery workflow from Plane tickets through Forgejo PRs, Woodpecker CI, and production deploy.
- [Portfolio Website](https://rafaelgonzalezalbes.com/engineering/portfolio): Case study: self-deploying multi-template portfolio with Woodpecker CI, QA gates, and Plane integration.
- [BioScanCheck](https://rafaelgonzalezalbes.com/engineering/bioscancheck): Case study: eco barcode scanner with React frontend, MCP backend, Docker, and automated CI/CD.

## Optional

- [GitHub](https://github.com/anik0z): Open-source repositories and contributions.
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafaelgonzalezalbes): Professional profile and work history.
- [Sitemap](https://rafaelgonzalezalbes.com/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable list of all indexable URLs.
