About

Andrew S. is an experienced Site Reliability Engineer currently working at Apple. With over 26 years of relevant experience, he has a diverse skill set that includes programming languages such as Python, Perl, PHP, Java, and C/C++. He is also proficient in Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, Agile, and Unix shell. Andrew has a deep understanding of internet technology and has worked with various systems and tools such as DNS, Search Engines, Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB), Content Delivery Networks (CDN), Routers, Switches, JSON, XML, HTTP, CIDR, Bind, Nagios, Apache, MySQL, Akamai, Network Appliance, Netscaler, and AWS. He is also well-versed in tools like Git, Puppet, Verdad, Keywhiz, Subversion, CVS, RCS, SSH, Sudo, Iptables, Nmap, Rsync, Tcp Wrappers, Tripwire, Tcpdump, Whois, Dig, and Kickstart. In his current role at Apple, Andrew is responsible for SRE for www.apple.com and related Apple websites. He has recently worked with Akamai, DNS, Git, Keywhiz, MySQL, Nagios, Netscaler, Omnigraffle, OpenSSL, Percona, Puppet, Python, REST, APIs, RPMs, Splunk, VMs, anycast, certificates, dashboards, security, and workflow. Andrew has previously worked as a Search Operations Engineer at a9.com (part of Amazon.com) and as a Systems Engineer & Architect at Yahoo!, Inc. At a9.com, he was a member of the team tasked with operating Amazon's complex search engine and maintaining low-millisecond latency. At Yahoo!, Inc., he was an original member of the DNS team and created a large, scalable, and stable DNS infrastructure. Andrew holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois, where he studied from 1992 to 1996. He also completed a course on Object-Oriented Analysis and Design from UC Santa Cruz: Silicon Valley Extension in 2013. Overall, Andrew is a highly skilled and experienced Site Reliability Engineer with a strong background in programming, internet technology, and tools. His expertise in SRE, AWS, Puppet, Search, Python, MySQL, Javascript, PHP, and Java makes him a valuable asset to any team.