Jim is the author of two books published by O’Reilly Media: Terraform: Up & Running and Hello, Startup. He has more than a decade of experience building infrastructure and products that serve hundreds of millions of users at LinkedIn, TripAdvisor, Cisco Systems, and Thomson Financial.

Josh is the author of the definitive 12,000+ word guide to building scalable web apps on AWS which garnered 500+ upvotes on Hacker News, has presented on AWS and DevOps at numerous conferences and meetups, and built apps on AWS for 100,000+ users. Previously, he founded Omedix (now Edaris Health), a healthcare IT company that served over 4,200 providers and 500,000 patient-users.

Meet Grunty, the visionary DevOps yeti on a mission to revolutionize the software industry. With a passion for simplicity and accessibility, Grunty champions the ethos of making software easier to understand, build, and deploy, believing in a world where technological innovation is within everyone's reach.

Monica has worked in Finance for 15+ years. Her career spans investment banking, corporate financial planning, and small business financial management. At Gruntwork, she oversees financial and accounting functions and works closely with management on financial strategy and planning. In addition to building sophisticated (but usable) financial models, she also enjoys travelling, volunteering in community organizations, and has recently taken up tennis.

Zach is the author of the Startup CTO's Handbook which has 10,000+ stars on GitHub, was frontpage of hacker news and is also available on Amazon. Zach has been the CTO of 7 startups, been through two acquisitions and is also known as a technical executive coach. He has a passion for building and scaling technology teams and improving the state of the art of software engineering.

Chris is a mindful sales leader at Gruntwork, tasked with expanding the customer community. He harmonizes the art of sales with mindfulness, fostering genuine connections and sustainable growth through his "Surprisingly Helpful Sales" method. Outside work, he organizes community for Plum Village, co-hosts Deer Park Monastery's Mindful Music Festival, and cherishes time with his family.

Ore's desire to understand how electronics and computers work led to a university degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering and a brief career in Telecommunications. Prior to Gruntwork, Ore worked as a Full Stack web developer developing applications for making Internet services easily accessible and affordable in Nairobi, Kenya. Outside of work, Ore enjoys console gaming, basketball and soccer.

Eben is a UX designer with a computer science degree who tackles every design problem from both creative and analytical perspectives. He's not afraid to dive into code to prototype new ideas, or tweak a tiny detail until it's just right. Prior to Gruntwork, Eben served as Director of Design at Oblong. He's also a hiker, boulderer, and board game enthusiast who dabbles in game design himself.

Yousif is a Software Engineer with experience building cheap, scalable and performant cloud systems. Prior to joining Gruntwork, Yousif was the lead DevOps Engineer for PBS KIDS, where he ensured that millions of kids across the US had reliable access to top quality, fun and educational content for free. Yousif is passionate about teaching, learning, and the elimination of toil. In his spare time, Yousif enjoys traveling with his wife, spending time with his dogs and playing games with friends.

Lewis is a Software Engineer with a passion for writing code that solves hard problems. Prior to Gruntwork Lewis worked on a variety of backend web software with a focus on scalability and security. When not digging into some code you'll find him skiing, climbing, or just enjoying the outdoors in the Canadian Rockies.