Kevin Markwardt
Staff Engineer For Databases
Buffalo-Niagara Falls Area United States
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Top SchoolKevin Markwardt is a Staff Engineer for Databases with 10+ years of experience building and operating large-scale MySQL and PostgreSQL systems, now leading database engineering for hundreds of instances and 100+ Java engineers. He blends hands-on Golang development (notably a Kubernetes MySQL operator at VMware) with deep operational expertise—automating deployments, managing CI/CD pipelines, and implementing ProxySQL for traffic management and performance. Kevin’s work spans cloud-native architectures (AWS, Kubernetes, CNPG) and practical enablement, creating docs, runbooks, and workshops that lift team capability. He champions AI-assisted development tooling to boost developer productivity and applies TDD and automation to make database platforms resilient and scalable. Based in the Buffalo–Niagara area, he pairs certifications in AWS and Kubernetes with a history of consulting and tool-building that surfaces non-obvious wins: turning complex operational pain points into repeatable, documented platforms.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
IT, IT at Rochester Institute of Technology
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Github Skills (39)
stable-diffusion8
pytorch8
azure6
forex-trading6
mysql6
gateway5
backtrader5
trading5
stock-data4
proxy4
bastion4
api4
interactive-brokers4
stock-trading4
options-trading4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
kevinmarkwardt/bastion-proxy
Mar 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:22 commits, 1 PR, 39 pushes in 2 months
securebastionproxygatewayreverse-proxy
kevinmarkwardt/mysql-bastion
Feb 2018 - Mar 2018
Contributions:37 pushes, 1 branch in 19 days
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