George Adams
Principal Software Engineering Manager at Eclipse Adoptium
Test Valley, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolGeorge Adams is a Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft with nearly a decade of experience leading language and build-tool initiatives, currently managing the Go group and overseeing the Microsoft build of the Go toolset. A Java Champion and Chairman of the Eclipse Adoptium community, he blends deep open-source stewardship with hands-on DevOps and build automation expertise across projects like Temurin and OpenJDK. He has driven multi-architecture release pipelines, macOS code-signing improvements, and Homebrew packaging work that directly supports large-scale distribution of OpenJDK binaries. A frequent conference speaker and member of the Go Enterprise Advisory Board at Google, he pairs technical leadership with community influence to shape language ecosystems. Based in Test Valley, UK, he brings a pragmatic mix of platform-level engineering, cross-functional program management, and a proven track record of shipping reliable, multi-platform build systems.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
BSc (Hons) Computer Systems and Networks Computer Science, BSc (Hons) Computer Systems and Networks Computer Science at University of Plymouth
French, English
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Github Skills (46)
alpine-linux10
github-ci10
docker10
package-management10
scripting10
groovy10
docker-image10
testing10
linux10
bash10
build-system10
homebrew-cask10
dockers10
cicd10
java10
Programming languages (27)
Github contributions (5)
adoptium/temurin-build
Mar 2019 - Jan 2023
Eclipse Temurin™ build scripts - common across all releases/versions
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & Automation Engineer
DevOps Engineer & Automation EngineerContributions:2 releases, 277 reviews, 172 commits in 3 years 10 months
Contributions summary:George primarily contributed to the build and release processes within the Temurin build repository. Their work involved modifying shell scripts and Groovy configuration files to add support for new platforms (Solaris Intel, Alpine Linux), integrate automated tools like GitHub Actions, and improve build procedures. Additionally, the user implemented changes related to signing and code signing, especially for macOS releases, and adapted these processes based on the project's needs. The contributions demonstrate expertise in build automation and infrastructure management.
docker-commandscacertdocker-groupswttheia
AdoptOpenJDK/homebrew-openjdk
Mar 2019 - Aug 2021
AdoptOpenJDK HomeBrew Tap
Role in this project:DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:18 reviews, 114 commits, 299 PRs in 2 years 5 months
Contributions summary:George primarily updated HomeBrew tap files, which are used to package and distribute software, specifically for AdoptOpenJDK. Their commits involved updating package URLs, checksums, and version information for various OpenJDK versions (8, 11, 12, and 15) across different JRE and JDK builds, with openj9 and hotspot implementations. They also introduced an auto-update script, and refactored it later, automating the process of keeping the cask files up-to-date by pulling information from an API.
homebrewhomebrew-tapadoptopenjdk
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