Kelley McCotter is a distinguished Staff Software Engineer with extensive experience in designing, building, and scaling complex distributed systems and observability solutions. He has a strong background working with leading technology companies like Google and Lightstep (now ServiceNow), where he focused on improving system reliability, performance monitoring, and telemetry. Kelley is known for his deep expertise in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices, distributed tracing, and his contributions to open-source projects like OpenTelemetry. He is passionate about creating robust, scalable, and maintainable software that empowers developers and enhances operational excellence.
Kelley McCotter's work history includes a series of influential roles in various companies. Here is a detailed list of his professional journey:
Played a pivotal role in the architecture and development of cutting-edge observability and monitoring platforms at Google and Lightstep, significantly improving the ability to diagnose and resolve issues in large-scale distributed systems.
Actively contributed to the OpenTelemetry project, a CNCF initiative, helping to define and implement open standards for telemetry data (traces, metrics, logs) to improve observability across the software industry.
Drove innovation in distributed tracing technologies, enabling deeper insights into application performance and behavior, which has been crucial for troubleshooting and optimizing microservices architectures.
Provided technical leadership and mentorship in Site Reliability Engineering, championing best practices for system stability, scalability, and efficiency within engineering teams.
Questrom School of Business, Boston University
Harvard Business School Online - Year 2024
Albuquerque Academy
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