Hello, my name is Faiçal (he/him). I’m French, currently living in Berlin, Germany. I have been a software engineer for almost 20 years and passionate about Japanese culture for almost all my life. I am also a proud member of the LGBTQ community 🌈. I am also particularly interested in quantum computing and had the opportunity to work in a quantum computing startup between 2021 and 2025.

Currently, I work as a Senior DevOps engineer in the field of Sovereign cloud in Berlin.

Shokunin - 職人 means in Japanese: craftsman. This blog is just a journal of my exploration in different styles of craftsmanship:

  • the modern ones with ML/AI, ML/DevOps. and quantum computing
  • the traditional ones mostly about fermentation techniques, especially Japanese fermentation techniques.

About me