mikepurvis

12.1K karma16 yrs on HN

Mechatronics engineering grad at University of Waterloo. I've led teams and shipped products— hardware and software. Areas of interest include DevOps and DX, tools, pipelines, and packaging. Experience in Nix and Debian primarily, increasingly GHA, TypeScript, and Docker Buildx Bake. Clearpath Robotics / OTTO Motors alum, now at Simbe Robotics.

All opinions expressed are entirely my own.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-purvis-6166a42/

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