Summary
Eric Hopper is a seasoned DevOps engineer with 20 years of experience building and operating system- and network-focused software across companies from Amazon to Berkshire Grey. He combines deep C++, Python, Linux/Unix and network programming skills with hands-on build/release and automation expertise developed through roles as a build engineer, release coordinator and senior software engineer. Comfortable in both long-term and contract engagements, Eric has repeatedly improved CI/CD and release practices at startups and enterprises alike. He maintains a long-running personal site and active Stack Overflow presence, and prefers Mercurial/OSDN workflows over mainstream Git tooling—an indicator of his pragmatic, tool-agnostic approach. Based in Seattle, Eric brings a steady, systems-first perspective that blends legacy-system know-how with modern DevOps practices.
20 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer