Scott Rigby
Helm Project Maintainer at Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolScott Rigby is a Helm project maintainer and cloud-native engineer with 14 years of experience building developer tooling, platform automation, and open-source governance. Based in New York, he combines hands-on backend and DevOps work—contributing OCI support, chart creation, and YAML handling to Helm—with UX touches like website branding updates. A long-time CNCF leader, he co-founded and co-chairs the GitOps WG, helped start OpenGitOps, and maintains Flux and other critical community projects. He’s shipped production integrations for high-profile ecosystems (Helm, Artifact Hub) and improved SDK robustness through disciplined testing and type-hinting. Former roles include senior cloud architecture for NASA Goddard and Developer Experience at Weaveworks, reflecting a mix of scientific, platform, and developer-first perspectives. Outside code, he frames his work as an artist-engineer and collaborator, balancing technical craft with thoughtful community stewardship.
14 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
University of Pennsylvania
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (27)
unit-testing10
kubernetes10
ui-design10
occi10
php10
go10
helm10
kubernetes-pods10
api-design9
yaml9
website-design9
html9
documentation8
css8
sem8
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
helm/helm
Mar 2017 - Oct 2022
The Kubernetes Package Manager
Role in this project:
Back-end & DevOps Engineer
Back-end & DevOps EngineerContributions:2 releases, 180 reviews, 44 commits in 5 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Scott contributed to the Helm project by implementing new functionality and refactoring existing code. They introduced features related to OCI (Open Container Initiative) support, including converting chart versions for OCI compatibility. Furthermore, they updated documentation links and integrated Artifact Hub for chart searching. Their work also involved fixing bugs and improving code quality, with a focus on chart creation and YAML value handling.
chartscharthelmpackage-managerkubernetes
helm/helm-www
Nov 2017 - Oct 2022
The Helm website for docs, blog and project info.
Role in this project:UI Designer
UI DesignerContributions:63 reviews, 37 commits, 25 PRs in 4 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Scott primarily focused on modifying the website's footer section, specifically the placement and addition of logos for various organizations. They rearranged existing logo placements, incorporated new logos, and made adjustments to improve visual balance. Their contributions appear focused on visual layout and branding elements within the website's footer.
helm-chartskuberneteshelm
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