Runtime Platform
KubernetesDaily
DockerDaily
Istio / Service MeshUsed at work
HelmStrong
TerraformStrong
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Software engineer + infrastructure tinkerer
Ryan Tran
Lately thinking aboutmaking infrastructure easier to reason about
I like building tools and systems that make engineering work feel a little clearer, safer, and less chaotic.
Open to thoughtful engineering conversations
About Me
I’m a systems-minded engineer who likes making messy infrastructure easier to work with.
Most of my work has lived close to production: Kubernetes, monitoring, rollout safety, cloud costs, and the small tools that make other engineers faster.
I enjoy the mix of debugging, automation, and design that goes into making infrastructure feel understandable instead of intimidating.
Buildingpersonal tools and portfolio experiments
LearningNext.js, Tailwind, and clearer systems storytelling
Interested inreliability, automation, and useful internal platforms
Things I’m Building
A place for personal projects, labs, and small experiments.
I’m still shaping this section. I’ll add projects here as I clean up the things I’ve been tinkering with.
// Skills
Tools I Reach For
A practical snapshot of the tools I’ve used professionally and keep coming back to.
Observability
PrometheusDaily
GrafanaStrong
OpenTelemetryUsed at work
KialiUsed at work
Incident ResponseOn-call
Software & Cloud
PythonStrong
C#Strong
JavaScript / Node.jsComfortable
AzureUsed at work
PostgreSQL / Cosmos DBComfortable
Where I’ve Worked
Production systems, platform work, and a lot of learning by debugging.
- Nov. 2024 - Oct. 2025
Software Engineer II, Runtime & Monitoring · DocuSign
Reduced cloud infrastructure costs by $2M+ annually, migrated 30+ services to Argo Rollouts, and built platform controls for safer global deployments.
- Sept. 2023 - Nov. 2024
Software Engineer I, Runtime & Monitoring · DocuSign
Automated Prometheus alert provisioning across 100+ services, advanced chaos engineering adoption with Gremlin, and modernized telemetry ingestion with OpenTelemetry.
- May 2021 - Sept. 2023
SDET · DocuSign
Built C# and Node.js testing frameworks for gRPC, AI service rollouts, Azure Blob Storage migrations, and 95+ automated end-to-end UI test cases.
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