Julie.Ng_

I design and build cloud systems and AI applications for enterprise. My background spans architecture, hands-on engineering, and the messy human work of getting technology adopted at scale.

Currently I'm focused on agentic systems, and how they help organizations turn complex technology into real business value.

Work Experience

February 2020 - April 2026

Guided enterprise customers through architecture design sessions and reviews specializing in cloud native apps, Kubernetes, security, and DevOps — 2024 NSAT 196/200.
Authored of official Azure Architecture Center and Cloud Adoption Framework guidance on governance, DevOps, and cloud native apps.
Applied UX research methodologies to surface patterns across enterprise engagements and present cloud native insights to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Developer Division product groups.
Automated Security and SDL compliance requirements with customized pipelines for a multi-repo, non-standard git workflow.

Azure CXP Engineer @ Microsoft

February 2020 - April 2026

Guided enterprise customers through architecture design sessions and reviews specializing in cloud native apps, Kubernetes, security, and DevOps — 2024 NSAT 196/200.
Authored of official Azure Architecture Center and Cloud Adoption Framework guidance on governance, DevOps, and cloud native apps.
Applied UX research methodologies to surface patterns across enterprise engagements and present cloud native insights to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Developer Division product groups.
Automated Security and SDL compliance requirements with customized pipelines for a multi-repo, non-standard git workflow.

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Get in Touch

I am taking 2026 as a career break to travel, visit family and friends abroad – and to enjoy engineering again, expanding beyond Microsoft technologies. If you want to follow me as I build AI apps for fun and in public, follow me on my blog, YouTube and GitHub.

If you are interested in collaborating or you have a role based in Munich that would entice me to rejoin the workforce earlier, let's chat.

Schedule a Call Watch me code on YouTube

Blog

Jun 15, 2026 6 min read

Architecting and working with AI is… slower?

In my last article, I shared my GPG and YubiKey setup with a beginner-friendly walkthrough of the core design and advanced step-by-step guide on GitHub – all of which I wrote with AI.

And yet, similar to the METR study findings, I was slower to publish, not faster. Let me explain.

Architecting and coding with AI assistance

Illustration by Storyset

Jun 03, 2026 15 min read

Securing Git Commits with GPG and YubiKeys: Best Practices for 2026

A practical, modern guide to signing your git commits with GPG and a YubiKey. Why it matters, where the common advice is overkill, and how to set it up properly.

Feb 11, 2026 8 min read

How Claude Code made me an AI Believer

How a burnt-out AI skeptic became a believer. Comparing Claude Code and GitHub Copilot, why the collaborative agent experience — not the underlying model — made me 2x faster and brought back the joy of coding.

Speaker

CI/CD at scale - different layers for infrastructure, Kubernetes and apps

DevOps.js Conference, Virtual | March 29 2021