Hi There!
I am a software engineer specialized in DevOps and cloud computing. I live and breathe infrastructure, CI/CD, and observability stacks. You can read a blog I maintain on my adventures here.
My interests are in parallel & concurrent programming and interoping unreliable services (fault tolerance in distributed systems). That means I like to talk about failure modes, how to scale systems, and the developer experience.
Reading List
My list of books of recommended readings is available at /books.
Technology and Tools
Languages
- Python. I have been using Python for 10 years. I have used it for web development, data analysis, systems programming, and personal projects.
- Go. I have been using Go since pre-1.0. My claim to fame is that I have a rejected PR to Rob Pike’s Go code from 2015.
- Javascript and Typescript.
- Dart + Flutter
- Rust. I have quite a few personal projects in Rust.
- PHP.
Stacks / Tools
- AWS. I run all the cloud things. 8 years of experience.
- Docker & Kubernetes (EKS).
- Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.
- Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD).
- Linux for personal, professional, and server use.
- MySQL (typically AWS Aurora MySQL). Debugging performance, writing complex queries, and schema design. Complex migrations 🤯.
- Elasticsearch.
- Logging stacks (ELK / Vector / Fluentd/bit).
- Observability stacks (Datadog).
Misc
- HIPAA compliance. I run the technical half of compliance and governance for a HIPAA-regulated company.
Work experience
Carium
Staff Software Engineer 2018 - Present.
- Managed all infrastructure and developer experience for a HIPAA-compliant healthcare platform.
- Kubernetes clusters, CI/CD pipelines, observability stacks, and ETL pipelines, release processes.
- Zero-downtime requirements for all changes, including infrastructure changes and database migrations.
- Bootstrapped multi-account AWS infrastructure with Terraform.
- Promoted from Software Engineer to Senior Software Engineer to Staff Software Engineer.
- Led cross-functional teams to deliver platform improvements and improve business visibility.
Ciena
Software Engineer 2017 - 2018. Intern 2016.
- Build CI/CD infrastructure for business-critical software.
- Docker containers and microservices, EC2, Python, Django, and Go.
- Zero-downtime migration from internal platform to Kubernetes.
- Improved developer tooling to increase productivity.
- Sales and Quoting tools I built increased sales velocity, now handles $3 billion/year in revenue.