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Charity Majors
CTO, honeycomb.io
Charity Majors is the Co-Founder and CTO of Honeycomb.io, a company that builds observability tools for distributed systems.12 Here are some key details about her background and career:
Professional Experience
- Honeycomb.io: Co-founder and CTO since January 20165
- Facebook: Production Engineering Manager from May 2013 to December 20155
- Parse: Infrastructure Tech Lead from May 2012 to May 20135
- Previous roles at Cloudmark, Shopkick, and Linden Lab (Second Life)5
Expertise and Contributions
- Observability: Pioneered observability as a software practice for modern teams3
- Database Engineering: Co-author of "Database Reliability Engineering" by O'Reilly4
- Systems Engineering: Extensive experience in operations, infrastructure, and database management4
Background
- Studied classical piano performance in college before switching to tech4
- Known for her expertise in startups, chaos engineering, and scaling problems4
Public Presence
- Frequent speaker at tech conferences and events3
- Active on social media, particularly Twitter (@mipsytipsy)7
- Writes blog posts and articles on tech topics4
Charity is recognized for her technical expertise, particularly in the areas of observability, database reliability, and distributed systems. She is passionate about improving engineering practices and creating tools that help developers understand and debug production software more effectively.16
Highlights
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