Hey, I'm Marios 👋
Senior Software EngineerMusic & vinylHomelab & languages
🎸 Guitar🎧 Vinyl🇯🇵 Japanese🖥️ Homelab
This is the personal side. For the engineering portfolio, head to mmantratzis.com.
The Day Job
By day I work as a Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead building backend-heavy, cloud-native systems — mostly Java, Spring Boot, and the Azure / Kubernetes ecosystem. The full breakdown of experience, certifications, and projects lives on mmantratzis.com. The rest of this site is everything else— the hobbies, the music, the homelab, the languages.
Self-Hosting & Homelab
I am passionate about home self-hosted solutions. I like to tinker with custom-built NAS setups running Proxmox and TrueNAS. Running my own infrastructure keeps me sharp on networking, containerization, and system administration — and it is genuinely fun.
Music & Guitar
Music is one of my great loves. My tastes span Metal, Rock, Pop, and everything in between. I am an avid vinyl and CD collector— my physical collection is cataloged on Discogs. I discover new music on Spotify and SoundCloud. I am also learning to play the guitar, and my favorite guitarist and inspiration is Randy Rhoads!
Language & Culture
I am studying Japanese, and Duolingo assists and solidifies my learning along the way. I hope to one day visit Japan to explore its many fascinating places, culture, and food. Studying a new language has given me a deeper appreciation for different cultures and ways of thinking.
Continuous Learning
Whether it is a new framework, a design pattern, a guitar riff, or a Japanese kanji, I enjoy the process of picking things up and applying them. Curiosity is the constant.
Connect
Want to chat about tech, music, languages, or anything else? Feel free to reach out through any of my social profiles below.