Eamon Bode

Backend Software Developer

About

Backend software developer specializing in distributed systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and DevOps automation. Expert in building scalable monitoring solutions, Kubernetes operators, and multi-cloud deployments. Proven track record of improving system reliability, reducing incident response times, and facilitating large-scale infrastructure migrations at IBM.

Work Experience

IBM
Raleigh, NC
October 2024 – Present
Backend Software Developer
  • Developed a modular Golang operator framework for IBM's on-premise AI offering, Watson Code Assistant for Z.
  • Facilitated multiple internal teams' adoption of the improved Golang OLM (Operator Lifecycle Manager) as a transition away from the less maintainable Ansible playbooks.
  • Created and rolled out load test tooling for the scalable backend to automate user acceptance testing per release.
  • Utilized the automated scaling test framework to generate performance matrices for various on-premise hardware configurations, enabling several potential clients to onboard with their existing hardware.
  • Served as a liason between the WCA4Z development team and the IBM Software Hub framework developers to facilitate timely implementation of feature requirements and bugfixes on a rolling release cycle.
  • Debugging and problem identification for dynamic workloads and deployments across multiple RedHat OCP+ clusters.
  • Developed a Golang-based realtime log parser and rewrite engine to collect and forward audit logs in on-premise and hybrid cloud environments.
  • Consulted with potential hybrid cloud customers as part of a hybrid cloud offering proof of concept phase, providing compatibility information and diagnostic input for the trial installation.
IBM
Raleigh, NC
November 2021 – October 2024
Site Reliability Engineer
  • Designed and implemented a TypeScript-based distributed monitoring and alerting system for critical production resources, directly responsible for triggering call-out procedures for customer impacting incidents.
  • Authored a comprehensive Slack bot tied into the monitoring backend, capable of extracting relevant log snippets from affected services and forwarding them to the on-call staff in real time.
  • Assisted other development teams in our broader organization adopt the improved alerting systems, resulting in a drastic decrease in false positive detections and better guarantees that critical incidents would be caught in a timely fashion.
  • Responsible for handling customer cases and managing critical production operations in an on-call capacity.
  • Managed production deployment scheduling and automation across multiple service regions, working with multiple teams of SREs across timezones to roll out large infrastructure changes with zero downtime to customer instances.
  • In-depth debugging and troubleshooting for a complex multi-cloud environment across multiple geographic regions.
Undead Electronics
Raleigh, NC
January 2017 – May 2021
Manager
  • Handled customer intake and initial consultations, ensured timely progress updates were communicated and requirements met as repairs proceeded.
  • Maintained, designed and administered on-site infrastructure ranging from camera security and monitoring systems to data backup and archival servers for small business clients.
  • Handled sensitive client data recovery tasks both on-premises as well as remote, performing drive imaging and recovery from degraded storage arrays and legacy CNC control systems.
  • Served in an on-call capacity for critical infrastructure maintenance for a number of clients' facilities, assisted in time-critical repairs to production line control systems.
Lenovo
Morrisville, NC
May 2018 – November 2018
Operations Intern
  • Developed Python-based financial planning application replacing manual Excel/VBA workflow, reducing quarterly planning time by 60%.
  • Automated budget tracking and projection workflows for R&D teams, enabling real-time visibility into budget allocations.

Contact

Durham, North Carolina US
(919) 548 4812
eamonbb@gmail.com

Projects

Open-Source Contribution:
  • Contributed bugfix and feature-add PRs to the Foundry Virtual Tabletop Lancer module in Svelte, facilitating an ongoing campaign and aiding the community.
  • Developed modules for the Dwarf Fortress DFHack modding project, updating in-game automation helpers and rewriting legacy C++ code for compatibility.
  • Developed an automated bot in NodeJS for scraping GenCon hotel block bookings, providing a notification service when rooms became available within a preset distance of the venue.
Homelab DevOps:
  • Maintained a local Kubernetes cluster of 10+ nodes for hosting personal projects and web applications, including high-availability proxying.
  • Configured and maintained a redundant mesh network across multiple physical locations to allow for seamless failover and backup redundancy.

Education

  • North Carolina State University

    2021

    Bachelor of Science

Skills

Backend Development
Golang Python TypeScript/Node.js Java RESTful APIs Microservices gRPC
Cloud & Infrastructure
Kubernetes Docker RedHat OpenShift (OCP+) Terraform Ansible Helm
Observability & SRE
Prometheus Grafana Distributed Tracing SLI/SLO Management Incident Response
DevOps & CI/CD
Tekton GitLab CI/CD Operator Framework OLM (Operator Lifecycle Manager)
Data & Messaging
MySQL PostgreSQL Redis Kafka XORM
Development Tools
Git Linux/Unix Bash Scripting NGINX Load Testing Performance Profiling