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Kenneth Bambridge
Software Engineer
Vancouver,WA
Summary
Accomplished Software Engineer and Infrastructure Architect with extensive experience in cloud-native technologies, blockchain infrastructure, and distributed systems. Proven track record of leading complex technical initiatives in challenging environments, including spearheading autonomous vehicle technology at Zoox (Amazon) and overseeing billions in staked assets at Kraken Exchange. Specializes in developing secure, scalable, and efficient software solutions, with a focus on Kubernetes orchestration and blockchain infrastructure for optimal performance.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Blockchain Infrastructure Engineer
Kraken Staking
03.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: Led blockchain infrastructure operations for one of the world's leading cryptocurrency exchanges.
- Managed infrastructure for 40+ different blockchains as validators and RPC nodes.
- Participated in genesis events for key Layer 1 blockchains including Sui, Aptos, and multiple Tendermint-based chains.
- Pioneered standardization of Tendermint-based nodes by designing a reusable Helm chart.
- Operated and secured fleets of tens of thousands of Ethereum validators.
- Deployed Fluent Bit operator to standardize logging collection across blockchain infrastructure.
- Designed tenant structure for ArgoCD to properly isolate blockchain validator deployments.
- Developed robust frameworks for launching validators in Kubernetes environments.
- Implemented custom setups using KubeVirt for specialized blockchain requirements.
- Secured and managed billions of dollars in staked assets.
- Architected high-availability solutions for critical blockchain infrastructure.
- Led blockchain infrastructure operations for one of the world's leading cryptocurrency exchanges.
Site Reliability Engineer
Zoox
12.2018 - 03.2022
- Company Overview: Pioneered infrastructure solutions for Amazon's autonomous vehicle division.
- Spearheaded Kubernetes adoption across the organization, transforming nascent cluster into production-grade infrastructure.
- Implemented comprehensive observability and alerting services including Prometheus Operator and ELK stack.
- Added GPU support to enable service owners to deploy ML workloads on Kubernetes.
- Established ArgoCD and Tekton for continuous deployment to Kubernetes.
- Launched and managed EKS clusters for large microservice architecture (20+ services).
- Configured network integration and DNS with IT teams.
- Deployed observability stacks and automated ephemeral environment generation for PR testing.
- Implemented new artifact repository serving as the organization's primary Docker, PyPI, and APT repository.
- Deployed Istio Service Mesh for large microservice applications.
- Created 20+ custom Grafana dashboards for infrastructure monitoring.
- Performed SRE incident response for database performance issues, networking challenges, and GPU hardware troubleshooting.
- Pioneered infrastructure solutions for Amazon's autonomous vehicle division.
Founding Software Engineer
Ads on Top
06.2017 - 05.2019
- Company Overview: Full-stack engineer for an ad delivery platform for Digital Out-Of-Home (DOOH) advertising.
- Developed React/GraphQL frontend applications for the DOOH sales process.
- Managed Kubernetes infrastructure on AWS.
- Implemented comprehensive monitoring stack with Istio service mesh.
- Reduced infrastructure costs by over 70% through resource optimization and spot instance implementation.
- Decreased build times by over 50% through improvements to CI/CD pipelines.
- Set up distributed logging and monitoring systems for microservices architecture.
- Built campaign booking and management applications.
- Full-stack engineer for an ad delivery platform for Digital Out-Of-Home (DOOH) advertising.
Co-Founder & CTO
Zoku Inc
05.2014 - 05.2016
- Company Overview: Co-founded mobile technology startup with $1 million in seed funding.
- Led development of mobile application for proximity-based social networking.
- Implemented Bluetooth Low Energy technology for discovering nearby users.
- Designed and implemented UI/UX for iOS mobile application.
- Developed backend services and Core Data implementation.
- Managed technical infrastructure and development team.
- Co-founded mobile technology startup with $1 million in seed funding.
Education
Bachelor's of Engineering - Computer Engineering & Computer Science
05.2001 -
- 3.76/4 GPA
Skills
Kubernetes orchestration
EKS
Cluster management
Service mesh
Validator node operations
RPC infrastructure
Blockchain security
CI/CD pipelines
Infrastructure automation
Observability systems
GraphQL
Microservice architecture
Go
Python
RPC Node Management
Nodejs/Express
React/Nextjs
GraphQL/Apollo
CI/CD Automation
Container Security
React
Observability
Distributed Systems
High-Availability Infrastructure
Infrastructure Optimization
AI-Enhanced Development
Continuous learning
Security hardening methodologies
Incident management
Nodejs
Professional Development
- Continuous learning in emerging blockchain technologies
- Advanced Kubernetes certification preparation
- AI integration for software development processes
- Security hardening methodologies
Interests
Timeline
Senior Blockchain Infrastructure Engineer - Kraken Staking
03.2022 - Current
Site Reliability Engineer - Zoox
12.2018 - 03.2022
Founding Software Engineer - Ads on Top
06.2017 - 05.2019
Co-Founder & CTO - Zoku Inc
05.2014 - 05.2016
Rutgers University - Bachelor's of Engineering, Computer Engineering & Computer Science
05.2001 -