Christopher Bowman

Software Engineer, Lyft - Erlang/OTP · WebSockets · Redis

Lyft

Minneapolis, MN · CT (UTC-6)

3+ years experience

Stanford University

English

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Overview

Based in Minneapolis. I work on real-time systems at Lyft. Cut p99 latency on the real-time services from 581ms to 161ms. Reduced cloud spend on real-time by 24% in two quarters. Most at home with Redis and WebSockets.

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Roles in real-time systems
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RedisWebSocketsGoErlang/OTP

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Senior Software Engineer roles in consumer apps - Minneapolis or remote

Target roles: Senior Software Engineer
Level: Senior
Industries: Developer tools, Fintech
Work mode: Remote
Available: 90 days notice
Work authorization: Authorized to work in the MN
What I'm looking for: Early-stage company (seed) where real-time systems is core to the product.
Not interested in: Night shifts

3 years in real-time systems. Strongest at WebSockets and Redis. Available from next month.

Minneapolis, MNwebsocketsgoerlang/otp

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Experience

Software Engineer
Oct 2023 - Present
Lyft · 3 yr · Full-time · Minneapolis, MN
- Brought on-call pages for real-time down from 28 a week to 4.
- Reduced cloud spend on real-time by 42% in two quarters.

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Education

Stanford University
BS, Mathematics
2018 - 2022

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