John Murray
Engineering Manager - Java Infra at Stripe
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Murray is an engineering leader with 15 years of experience building low-latency, performance-sensitive backend systems in C/C++ and the JVM, currently managing Java infrastructure at Stripe. He has a strong track record shipping developer productivity tools, safe multi-version library support in large monorepos, and operationalizing Envoy for internal service networking while driving cost-saving efficiency projects. Earlier roles at AppNexus/Xandr focused on real-time programmatic ad platforms, microservice frameworks, and core web-service architecture. An active practitioner of performance engineering, he has contributed to Jenkins' performance-plugin by adding wrk parser support and improving reporting for CI load tests. He combines hands-on implementation with mentorship and platform-level thinking, often exploring side projects on GitHub and engaging with local tech meetups. Known for pragmatism under tight latency constraints, he balances deep systems expertise with developer experience improvements.
14 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Some Graduate Work Computer Science, Some Graduate Work Computer Science at University of LouisvilleBachelor’s Degree Computer Science Computer Information Technology with Emphasis in Web and Database Development, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science Computer Information Technology with Emphasis in Web and Database Development at Northern Kentucky University
Github Skills (12)
loadtest10
javas10
jenkins10
jenkins-ci10
performance-monitor10
performance-analysis10
load-testing10
reporting-services10
java10
jenkins-plugin10
performance-testing10
jmeter8
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
jenkinsci/performance-plugin
Feb 2014 - Feb 2014
Performance Test Running and Reporting for Jenkins CI
Role in this project:
Backend Developer & Performance Engineer
Backend Developer & Performance EngineerContributions:13 commits in 5 days
Contributions summary:John primarily contributed to the performance testing and reporting aspects of the Jenkins performance plugin. They refactored and cleaned up code, removed unused variables and imports from existing parser classes. Furthermore, the user added a new parser for `wrk` load testing results, including test suites and integration, demonstrating a focus on expanding supported performance testing tools and parsing capabilities. The user also integrated the `wrk` output into the plugin's interface.
jenkinsgatlingjenkins-cijenkins-pluginreporting
appnexus/schema-tool
Feb 2014 - Oct 2019
framework-agnostic, schema management tool for everyone
Contributions:151 commits, 47 PRs, 57 pushes in 5 years 8 months
agnosticmanagement-toolschema-managementframework-agnostic
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