Summary
Omar Elbanby is a Senior Platform Engineer with nine years of experience designing cloud-native, observable, and resilient infrastructure that lets teams move from experimentation to reliable production. He specializes in simplifying complex distributed systems—prioritizing clear boundaries, testability, and low accidental complexity—while aligning architectural choices with business outcomes for enterprise and startup customers. At Plotly he led Kubernetes-native backup/restore orchestration and platform observability work that supported seven-figure revenue impact during beta, and earlier roles span CI/CD, GitOps, and reliability improvements that cut recovery times 4×. A Linux enthusiast and aspiring kernel tinkerer, he blends deep operational craft with product-minded thinking from founding a media startup to consulting for Fortune 500 teams.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Advanced diploma Computer Software Engineering, Advanced diploma Computer Software Engineering at Sheridan College
Arabic, English