John Bateman
Staff Software Engineer at Rocket Close
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Bateman is a Staff Software Engineer based in Detroit with eight years of focused experience driving cloud modernization, Kubernetes deployments, and cost-optimization initiatives across multi-team environments. He has progressed from hands-on support and internal app development to systems and platform architecture roles, now shaping cloud strategy and DevSecOps enablement at Rocket Close. John combines deep practical knowledge of cloud architecture with a knack for mentoring teams and building operationally resilient platforms. A self-described Detroit tech enthusiast, he brings a Linux-first mindset and practical PC-gaming curiosity that inform his performance- and tooling-focused approach. Notably, his career blends long-term institutional knowledge from Amrock with recent platform leadership, making him adept at migrating legacy systems to modern cloud-native architectures.
8 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mathematics and Computer Science at Central Michigan University
English
Github Skills (133)
ups10
push-notifications9
keyboard9
censorship-resistance9
command-line-interface9
authentication9
traceroute9
docker-image9
snmp9
usb9
pdu9
post-installation9
totp9
thumb9
openid-connect9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
johnynfulleffect/ArchMatic
Aug 2020 - Feb 2023
Arch Linux post-installation setup and config scripts
Contributions:66 commits, 20 PRs, 126 pushes in 2 years 6 months
linuxinstallationarchlinuxpost-installationarch-linux
johnynfulleffect/dotfiles
Dec 2021 - Jan 2025
Contributions:6 pushes, 5 branches in 3 years 1 month
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