We build platforms.
Not slide decks.
A team of practitioners who don't just spell cloud-native — we live it every day. Based in Rhede, Münsterland, working with companies that mean business.
What we bring
Cloud-Native Architecture
Kubernetes, EKS, service mesh, container orchestration — not just deploying, but doing it right.
Platform Engineering
Self-service developer platforms, golden paths, internal tooling. Making developers productive, not blocked.
Architecture Modernization
Breaking monoliths, going event-driven, paying down tech debt. Pragmatic, not dogmatic.
DevOps & CI/CD
GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, deployment pipelines. Automate everything that can be automated.
Security & Compliance
Supply chain security, OCI, GDPR by design. Security is not an afterthought.
Observability
OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana. Know what's happening in your system — don't guess.
// FOUNDER
Matthias Bruns
Founder & Cloud-Native Engineer
15+ years in software engineering and technical leadership. From Java monoliths in financial services to mobile at REWE and Eurowings to cloud-native platforms at Telia and Bayer. Currently: open source at SAP.
Founded Appetizer Labs because too many companies buy cloud consulting and get PowerPoint decks. His approach: Less talking, more building.
Our story
Open Component Model at SAP — cloud-native supply chain security at enterprise level
Appetizer Labs founded. From freelancer to company. Rhede, Münsterland as home base.
International: Telia Stockholm, Bayer, RTL — enterprise platforms and Go workshops
Full freelance: Senior Technical Lead. Go, AWS, cloud-native.
Enterprise mobile: REWE, Eurowings, mobile.de — big products, real scale
First code. Java in financial services. The hard school.