About the Authors

Elena is an expert software engineer with 24 years of experience in software engineering. She holds a BSc in Computing and an MSc in Software Engineering. She specializes in Kotlin, Event Driven Architecture, Cloud native applications, Serverless cloud, microservices, DevOps, and Infrastructure as Code. She has extensive experience in cloud platforms, including AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure, and holds various certifications for AWS and Azure. Currently, she works as a Kotlin Tech Lead. Embracing the “we build it, we run it” philosophy, she strongly believes in DevOps. As a proud mother of two, she balances her demanding career with the joys and responsibilities of family life.