Cody Baker

Software Engineer
Backend & Distributed Systems
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Traverse City, MI
+1 330 987 7155
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  Proficiencies

Programming
Go (Golang)
C / C++
Rust
Python
Tools & Methodologies
Kubernetes
Linux
Virtualization & Isolation
Distributed Systems
eBPF
Site Reliability Eng (SRE)
Cryptography / PKI
Virtual Net VRF/SDN

  Additional Familiarity

Languages: Javascript, Typescript, C#/.NET, Shell Scripting, PHP, SQL, Perl, Ruby

Platforms: Envoy, MySQL, Kafka, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics

Protocols: TLS, gRPC, HTTP1/2/3, DNS, SMTP, OAuth, VxLAN, BGP

  Media

DigitalOcean
May 2024 - Present - Platforms-as-a-Service Architect (Staff Engingeer)
June 2022 - May 2024 - App Platform (Staff Engineer + Technical Lead)
Sept 2020 - June 2022 - App Platform (Sr. Engineer II + Technical Lead)
Feb 2020 - Sept 2020 - App Platform (Sr. Engineer I + Technical Lead)
Feb 2019 - Feb 2020 - Managed Kubernetes (Sr. Engineer I)

  • Responsible for architectural leadership external (consumer) managed platforms including: Databases, Kubernetes, Functions-as-a-Service, App Platform, Container Registry, & Insights Observability.
  • Technical lead for greenfield development of App Platform, a comprehensive & highly scalable container Platforms-as-a-Service.
  • Debugged cloud-scale performance, security, & availability issues.
  • Offered subject matter expertise to management & mentorship to eng team.
  • Established product operation, support, & incident protocols.
  • Breakthrough Idea Award 2021, Dream Team 2023.

Ericsson (Distributed Cloud PDU) - Senior Software Engineer
Mar 2018 - Feb 2019 - San Francisco, CA (Remote)

Ericsson's Distributed Cloud Product Development Unit (PDU) produced a Kubernetes disto supporting virtualized network functions for telecom carriers.

  • Integrated & adapted components from the Kubernetes ecosystem to build, run, & deploy in line with Ericsson's licensing & security policies.

Apcera - Senior Software Engineer Cloud Technology
June 2017 - Mar 2018 (Ericsson Aquisition) - San Francisco, CA (Remote)

  • Modernized bespoke enterprise container orchestration platform.

Squirrels LLC - Founding Partner & Software/Infrastructure Engineer
Mar 2013 - Feb 2017 - North Canton, OH (Remote)

Squirrels offers screen mirroring tools for presentation & embedded markets.

  • Member of the management team as company grew from 15 to 37 employees & substantially diversified its software offerings.
  • Engineered a multi-platform C implementation of Google’s Chromecast real-time mirroring & content protection protocols.

Napkin Studio - Founding Partner & Backend Engineer
Sept 2008 - Mar 2013 - North Canton, OH (Remote)

  • Architected backend systems for the first TV-listing application for Apple iOS, ultimately serving more than a million subscribers.
  • Provided contract engineering for medical, ad-tech, & entertainment clients.

Wilkshire Communications - Infrastructure Engineer / Web Developer
Mar 2002 - Aug 2009 - Bolivar, OH

  • Transitioned from a support role into web application development & server administration for a regional ISP serving 4000 wireless & dialup subscribers.

Education - Hiram College - Bachelor of Science Computer Science
Fall 2003 - Spring 2007 - Hiram, OH - Magna Cum Laude