Cody Shepherd is an engineering manager and seasoned software engineer with a decade of experience building and operating cloud-native infrastructure and performance testing systems. Currently at Canonical, he combines hands-on engineering — including notable contributions automating InfluxDB performance test infrastructure and integrating Telegraf/S3 workflows — with team leadership and delivery oversight. His background spans senior DevOps and software roles across startups and enterprise environments, plus graduate research in firmware-based security monitoring. A former Army leader and co-founder of a HEMA non-profit, he brings disciplined team coaching, operational rigor, and an unusual blend of technical depth and real-world instruction experience.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA) English Language and Literature/Letters, Bachelor of Arts (BA) English Language and Literature/Letters at Seattle University
Master of Science (MS) Computer Science, Master of Science (MS) Computer Science at Portland State University
Scalable datastore for metrics, events, and real-time analytics
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer
Contributions:10 releases, 148 reviews, 113 commits in 6 months
Contributions summary:Cody primarily focused on setting up and improving the performance testing infrastructure for the InfluxDB project. They implemented scripts and configurations for performance tests, including the integration of Telegraf and the use of cloud resources. The user also automated the process of uploading performance test logs to S3 buckets and incorporated changes to enhance the test environment, such as switching to API calls and modifying the systemd service for improved stability. These efforts aimed to streamline performance testing and reporting.
Contributions:1 review, 36 commits, 15 PRs in 2 years 10 months
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