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Adam B.

Critic · DISC type C
Software Engineer at Google
📍 Flagstaff, Arizona, United States

Adam is a Software Engineer at Google and a Kubernetes contributor with over 10 years of experience developing scalable, cloud-native software. He is a frequent speaker at major tech conferences like KubeCon and holds certifications in Kubernetes, Systems Design, and Rust.

Before his career in tech, Adam worked extensively in higher education administration, holding roles like Director of Residence Life. This unique background led him to found a SaaS company providing solutions to universities, bridging his two distinct career paths.

At Wake Forest University, he led a project that saved 2, 400 person-hours annually by automating previously manual operational processes.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Software Engineer
Location
Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
Personality Overview

How Adam shows up

Objective Thinker
Precise
ROI Driven

They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Priorities

Topics Adam cares about

Kubernetes Ecosystem
As a Kubernetes contributor and speaker at KubeCon, he is deeply involved in workload autoscaling and monitoring with Prometheus.
Cloud-Native Development
Passionate about building high-quality cloud software that scales, he currently works on building cloud infrastructure at Google.
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Career

Work history

1-2022
Software Engineer
Google
7-2019 - 1-2022
Founder
Bernot Software L.L.C.
4-2019 - 2-2021
Web Developer
North Carolina State University
10-2015 - 4-2019
Assistant Director of Housing Assignments
Wake Forest University
8-2014 - 10-2015
Director of Residence Life & Student Conduct
Spring Hill College
In the press

Media appearances

Adam Bender - Principal Software Engineer at Google. Featured in Staff Engineer (staffeng.com)
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Education
2004 - 2009
BS
Western Oregon University
2009 - 2011
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
San Diego State University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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