Staff Software Engineer specializing in large-scale build systems, infrastructure automation, and developer productivity platforms. Proven track record of transforming unstable, high-intervention environments into reliable, self-healing systems through observability, automation, and disciplined deprecation of legacy technologies. Experienced in scaling infrastructure while reducing operational burden and improving developer velocity.
Core Technical Skills
Languages: Swift, Python, Java, C++, Rust, Bash
Infrastructure: Jenkins, Nomad, Consul, Kubernetes, Docker, Vault, HAProxy, Nginx, Keepalived
CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Enterprise, Gerrit, sccache, distcc, Electric Accelerator
Cloud/Virtualization: Nutanix AOS/AHV, VMware ESX/vSphere
Data: Redis, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cassandra, SQLite
Observability: Prometheus, Telegraf, Grafana, Datadog
Practices: Infrastructure-as-Code, Configuration-as-Code, SRE, TDD, high availability, performance optimization
Professional Experience
Nutanix, Inc. — Staff Software Engineer (Developer Productivity)
Remote • 2020 – Aug 2025
- Operated and scaled infrastructure supporting 2,000+ hosts across 35 clusters, ensuring high availability across critical build systems
- Transformed operational stability by introducing observability, alerting, and proactive automation, reducing major incidents from 2–3/month → 1–2/year
- Designed and deployed Jenkins-as-a-Service platform (Nomad + Consul) enabling dynamic provisioning and sub-minute failover recovery
- Built nubuild, a containerized Python-based build system achieving >90% cache reuse, reducing build times from ~3 hours → 45 minutes (75% reduction) without additional hardware
- Migrated source control systems to GitHub.com, simplifying workflows and reducing operational overhead
- Implemented Vault-based secrets management and policy enforcement, eliminating insecure practices and enabling automated CI/CD pipelines
- Drove deprecation of legacy systems, reducing system complexity and long-term operational risk
Nutanix, Inc. — Senior Software Engineer (Engineering Productivity)
Remote • 2018 – 2020
- Scaled build infrastructure from 150 → 600 builders (4x growth) and 1,500+ hosts to support engineering expansion
- Introduced observability stack (Prometheus, Telegraf, Grafana), significantly improving system visibility and detection time
- Maintained configuration management (SaltStack) and service discovery (Consul) for critical systems
- Reduced alert fatigue and improved signal quality through instrumentation and alert tuning
Nutanix, Inc. — Senior Software Engineer (Engineering Operations)
San Jose, CA • 2017 – 2018
- Developed Python microservices to reclaim underutilized hardware, generating ~$2M annual savings
- Containerized and modernized build infrastructure using Docker and SaltStack
- Automated Jenkins environments across 150 builders and 3 controllers, reducing provisioning time from hours to minutes
Nutanix, Inc. — Senior Software Engineer (Prism Gateway)
San Jose, CA • 2014 – 2017
- Led adoption of unit-test-first development, increasing coverage from 0% → 85% and reducing production defects by ~60%
- Delivered multiple API platform releases including major system rewrites
- Designed concurrency and security enforcement mechanisms for distributed API systems
- Co-inventor on 2 U.S. patents in multi-cloud systems and orchestration
Nominum, Inc. — Staff Software Engineer (Platform)
Redwood City, CA • 2013 – 2014
- Rebuilt policy engine using lock-free concurrency, improving performance and reliability
- Developed distributed DNS caching and telemetry systems for multi-tenant environments
- Built provisioning systems using Java, Cassandra, and PostgreSQL
Nominum, Inc. — Senior QA Engineer
Redwood City, CA • 2010 – 2013
- Built automated testing frameworks improving regression coverage and reducing manual validation effort
- Established QA metrics and coverage standards across engineering teams
- Mentored QA engineers into software engineering roles
VMware, Inc. — Software Quality Engineer (Hypervisor)
Palo Alto, CA / Hillsboro, OR
- Designed and executed test plans for core hypervisor functionality, ensuring stability across compute, storage, and virtualization layers
- Built automation frameworks to validate hypervisor behavior under scale and failure scenarios
- Developed reporting systems to track test coverage, defect trends, and release readiness
- Improved release confidence through systematic validation and regression automation
Independent Work
System Ready (Founder) — 2025 – Present
Founder of a macOS-focused software company delivering developer productivity, infrastructure, and creative tooling with an emphasis on performance and modern system integration.
- Perminator (Released): macOS utility for process and environment management (App Store)
- FocusDrift (Q2 2026): planning + time tracking with interruption and unplanned work analysis
- Hexorcist (Q4 2026): high-performance hex editor for large-file inspection
- vagrant-provider-avf (Released): Apple Virtualization Framework provider for local VM workflows
- Voice Construct (Q3 2026): AI voice generation for in-game voiceovers and scenario scripting
Patents
- U.S. Patent: Multi-cloud migration system for disk and metadata translation (Prism Central)
- U.S. Patent: Multi-cloud orchestration and volume group synchronization (Prism API extensions)
Education
Oregon State University — Bachelor of Science, Computer Science