Hi, I’m Liam 👋
I’m a lead cloud engineer at Octopus Deploy, passionate about Kubernetes, cloud-native technologies, and open-source software. With extensive experience in distributed systems and container orchestration, I focus on building scalable, reliable systems to power modern applications.
What I Do
I specialize in:
- Kubernetes Platform Engineering: Designing and implementing Kubernetes platforms at scale
- Cloud-Native Architecture: Building microservices and distributed systems
- Developer Experience: Creating tools and abstractions that make Kubernetes accessible to anyone
- Continuous Delivery: Creating and maintaining tools that allow for delivery of Kubernetes native systems at scale
- Observability: Using modern observability to enable explorative debugging
- Open Source Software: Sharing the tools I build so others can benefit
My Approach
I believe in:
- Sharing: Contributing back to the community through code, documentation, and mentorship
- Learning: You never know so much that you can’t learn something new
- Security: Build your systems securely from the start
Current Focus
- Contributing to Open Source tools and Platforms
- Building operators and controllers for platform automation
- Exploring eBPF-based observability
- Speaking at conferences and meetups about cloud-native technologies (See my talks!)
Beyond Code
When I’m not working, you’ll find me:
- Cooking up a storm
- Playing with my daughters (2 and 10 years old)
- Mentoring engineers interested in cloud-native technologies
Feel free to reach out if you’d like to chat!