Summary
Chuck Murphy is a pragmatic technology leader and system architect with 11 years of experience building and operating cloud-native platforms and high-availability web and mobile applications. Currently directing global engineering and cloud strategy at Motion, he has a track record of modernizing SDLCs, leading follow-the-sun teams, and driving migrations to Kubernetes, GCP, and OpenShift. He pairs hands-on engineering (React, Next.js, Java, SQL) with people leadership—hiring, mentoring, and running career development for engineers—while keeping an eye on observability and incident reduction through self-built tooling. Known for turning legacy JSP/COBOL systems into maintainable modern platforms, he thrives on rapid prototyping and proving concepts to stakeholders. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, he balances continuous self-directed learning with practical delivery, never shying from on-site customer collaboration.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Engineering, BS Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology
AS Physics/Pre-Engineering, AS Physics/Pre-Engineering at Dalton State College
English, Japanese