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cjbconnor

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Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Remote: Yes, open to a few office visits per year

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Java, Spring, Python, Rust, Bash, Kubernetes, Terraform, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, AWS, Prometheus/Grafana

Résumé: Available by email

Email: hn@cbyrnes.io

Backend/platform engineer with 6 YOE. I started in DevOps consulting, building automation, CI/CD, and Terraform/Packer workflows for Fortune 500 clients, then moved into backend engineering on a healthcare claims/payments platform. Recent work includes owning a greenfield ingestion service from first commit to production, shipping cross-service billing integrations, resolving P1 performance issues, and supporting production services through Kubernetes, CI/CD, and observability ownership. Cut runtime by 90% on one client-sensitive workflow.

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Remote: Yes, open to a few office visits per year

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Java, Spring, Python, Rust, Bash, Kubernetes, Terraform, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, AWS, Prometheus/Grafana

Résumé: Available by email

Email: hn@cbyrnes.io

Backend/platform engineer with 6 YOE. I started in DevOps consulting, building automation, CI/CD, and Terraform/Packer workflows for Fortune 500 clients, then moved into backend engineering on a healthcare claims/payments platform. Recent work includes owning a greenfield ingestion service from first commit to production, shipping cross-service billing integrations, resolving P1 performance issues, and supporting production services through Kubernetes, CI/CD, and observability ownership. Cut runtime by 90% on one client-sensitive workflow.

I've had completely the opposite experience. I've asked for it to research things and it's just told me to "paste xyz into google". Just now I revisited a chat that's 5 days old and asked it to check again (because what I was looking for might have changed), and it said "no".

I made two larger purchases this year that have had significant use and brought me enjoyment:

- A good stereo (Wharfedale Linton/NAD Amp) - A simracing setup (Fanatec DD/8020 Rig/Triples)

I listen to music probably 60+ hours a month and watch a movie every couple days, and it's a lot nicer not using headphones or a soundbar.

After using an entry-level sim wheel and pedals, I decided it would be cheaper and almost as fun to build a good rig compared to going to the track. Not to mention that I can race throughout the winter and in cars I otherwise wouldn't be able to experience.

Ergodox EZ and a Zowie EC-1, sometimes a Realforce R2.

The mouse has hardware buttons on the bottom for DPI and polling rate, and zero software. It's also the most comfortable mouse I've used and has lasted 5 years without any issues. I flashed a custom (open source) firmware to my Ergodox once, never messed with it since then. The Realforce also has no software.

Unfortunately, this sort of thing is a big turn-off for me. The thing that keeps me coming back to a restaurant is the quality of the food, not their marketing. What I've experienced is that as the quality of the food goes down, the number of marketing notifications goes up. I've gotten an email from chipotle every 2-3 days for the last month, but the last time I went there the food was terrible.

Also, your privacy policy isn't very confidence-inspiring. Sharing name, phone, and physical location with third parties shouldn't happen. I'd never use your services for that reason alone.

I wish you the best of luck, but I can't say your services are for me.

I've experienced the same issue across 14 different WD red drives, mixed 10/8tb and helium/air filled. Whenever the pair in my Synology do it, the sound resonates so loud you can hear it across the house. I've tried everything to get them to stop, but sometimes they still make the noise for 30+ minutes at a time.

I initially thought part of the issue might be due to the drives being mounted directly to the case so I bought a set of anti-vibration rubber drive mounts, but it didn't help at all.