Eric Wong
@ericwong1
Staff-level Platform Engineer specializing in multi-cloud Kubernetes platforms and DevOps automation.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a staff-level Platform Engineer with 10+ years architecting enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP, focused on reliability, security, and developer self-service.
I have delivered Internal Developer Platforms adopted by 30+ teams achieving 99.99% availability, $1.2M+ annual cost savings, and a 3× increase in deployment frequency through GitOps, automation, and governance.
I lead platform modernization efforts—building multi-account landing zones, GitOps with ArgoCD, policy-as-code enforcement, and comprehensive observability—mentoring teams to improve security posture, reduce MTTR, and drive measurable FinOps outcomes.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Architected and governed a multi-region, multi-account Kubernetes Internal Developer Platform for 30+ teams at 99.99% availability, cutting provisioning time 95% and delivering $1.2M annual cost savings while increasing deployment frequency 3×.
Senior DevOps Engineer
Segment
Mar 2018 - Apr 2020 (2 years 1 month)
Owned infrastructure and reliability for a Kafka-based event delivery platform processing 2B+ daily events at 500K+ peak throughput with 99.9%+ availability, reducing provisioning time via Terraform and cutting detection MTTR 80%.
Contributed to backend services and monolith-to-SOA migration using canary and dual-read strategies, improved APIs to sub-100ms P99 latency, and reduced peak API latency 25% via async Kafka workflows and caching.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
2012 - 2016
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at the University of Texas at Austin from August 2012 to May 2016.
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