New Job, Who Dis?

After a long and honestly exhausting job search, I finally get to share some good news: I’ve joined LocalStack as a Senior Developer Relations Engineer. I’ll be real with y’all, the “Senior” part is mostly for the resume. LocalStack isn’t about titles and ego, and that’s one of the many reasons I said yes. This wasn’t a quick decision. I had multiple offers on the table, but I was holding out for the right one. A place where I could actually grow, not just grind. After dealing with some really harmful leadership in my last role, I knew I couldn’t compromise on that again. Ok, So WTH Is LocalStack? If you work with cloud technologies and haven’t heard of LocalStack yet, you might be missing one of the best kept secrets in cloud development. LocalStack isn’t just a cloud emulator, it’s the cloud emulator. It lets developers spin up a fully functional local AWS cloud environment, test serverless apps offline, run CI pipelines faster, and catch bugs before they ever hit prod, all without racking up a massive cloud bill. They’re leading the space in a way that’s genuinely exciting, and what sealed the deal for me was the team. The team at LocalStack came highly recommended, and not in that “uh oh” kind of way. From my first conversations, it was clear this was a group of folks who value curiosity, collaboration, and letting people do their best work. I got the sense right away that this was an environment where people are given the space to thrive, not just execute. After what I went through in my last role, that kind of culture was non-negotiable for me. Community is the Motive Sure, you’ll see my face on the YouTube channel and catch my name on the blog, social media, and all the usual DevRel-y things, but my main focus goes deeper than just creating content. I’ll be working on activating and engaging the LocalStack community in meaningful ways: sparking conversations, supporting developers as they build, and making it easier for folks to share what they’ve created. Community isn’t just a side task, it’s the core of what I’m here to help grow. Parting Thoughts If you’re in the middle of a job search, especially if you’re recovering from a toxic work environment, I see you. Keep going. The right fit is out there. And if you ever want to talk DevRel, cloud, or just vent about the job hunt, I’m around on the interwebs on Twitter and LinkedIn

Apr 14, 2025 - 17:10

After a long and honestly exhausting job search, I finally get to share some good news: I’ve joined LocalStack as a Senior Developer Relations Engineer.

I’ll be real with y’all, the “Senior” part is mostly for the resume. LocalStack isn’t about titles and ego, and that’s one of the many reasons I said yes.

This wasn’t a quick decision. I had multiple offers on the table, but I was holding out for the right one. A place where I could actually grow, not just grind. After dealing with some really harmful leadership in my last role, I knew I couldn’t compromise on that again.

Ok, So WTH Is LocalStack?

If you work with cloud technologies and haven’t heard of LocalStack yet, you might be missing one of the best kept secrets in cloud development. LocalStack isn’t just a cloud emulator, it’s the cloud emulator.

It lets developers spin up a fully functional local AWS cloud environment, test serverless apps offline, run CI pipelines faster, and catch bugs before they ever hit prod, all without racking up a massive cloud bill. They’re leading the space in a way that’s genuinely exciting, and what sealed the deal for me was the team.

The team at LocalStack came highly recommended, and not in that “uh oh” kind of way. From my first conversations, it was clear this was a group of folks who value curiosity, collaboration, and letting people do their best work. I got the sense right away that this was an environment where people are given the space to thrive, not just execute. After what I went through in my last role, that kind of culture was non-negotiable for me.

Community is the Motive

Sure, you’ll see my face on the YouTube channel and catch my name on the blog, social media, and all the usual DevRel-y things, but my main focus goes deeper than just creating content. I’ll be working on activating and engaging the LocalStack community in meaningful ways: sparking conversations, supporting developers as they build, and making it easier for folks to share what they’ve created. Community isn’t just a side task, it’s the core of what I’m here to help grow.

Parting Thoughts

If you’re in the middle of a job search, especially if you’re recovering from a toxic work environment, I see you. Keep going. The right fit is out there.

And if you ever want to talk DevRel, cloud, or just vent about the job hunt, I’m around on the interwebs on Twitter and LinkedIn