Olivier Bourgeois

Olivier Bourgeois

Software developer with a focus on cloud, back-end development, and developer experience.

Resume

You can find me on LinkedIn. You can also download this resume in a PDF format.

Employment

Senior DevRel Developer at Google
2020 — Now Toronto, ON
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  • Technical lead for flagship Google Cloud reference architectures, Microservices Demo and Bank of Anthos, showcasing cloud-native best practices, totaling 21,000+ stars.
  • Strategized the Developer Experience (DX) roadmap for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), identifying critical friction points and implementing workflows that reduced developer onboarding time.
  • Created and maintained sample applications and client libraries for GKE products.
  • Produced high-authority technical content (tutorials, labs, architecture guides, and articles).
  • Presented talks and delivered workshop labs at conferences and workshop events.
  • Cross-functional collaborator with product and engineering teams to advocate for developer needs.
Senior Software Developer at Dell EMC
2018 — 2020 Moncton, NB
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  • Developer on a software offering for storing and analyzing high volumes of streaming data.
  • Led a team of five developers to implement and streamline product upgradability.
  • Implemented feature from PoC to release to reduce latency and improve data throughput tenfold.
  • Developed Kubernetes operators and service brokers for Pravega and Flink analytics.
  • Led a team of quality assurance engineers to develop and refine new testing processes.
  • Designed and developed a flexible Kubernetes PaaS installer used in multiple projects.

Projects

Creator of Kaero
2024 — Now Source
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  • Kaero is a lightweight and cozy terminal-based IRC client built in Golang.
  • Implements 125+ well-known IRC replies and 31+ user commands.
  • Supports SSL/TLS and UTF-8 with full-width characters.
Creator of XIV ToDo
2021 — Now Website Source
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  • XIV ToDo is a companion web app for the massively multiplayer online game, Final Fantasy XIV.
  • Provides useful character-based dashboards, tailored checklists, and tools.
  • Built from scratch using Vue.js, Firestore and Cloud Run, and available open source on GitHub.
  • Receives a sustained 500+ daily active users and 700,000+ yearly page views.

Education

B.Sc. Computer Science at Mount Allison University
2014 — 2018 Sackville, NB
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  • President of the Mathematics and Computer Science Society.
  • Senior team member for the International Collegiate Programming Contest.
  • Peer tutor for the Meighen Centre for Learning Assistance and Research.