Mike Pountney

Mike Pountney has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Starting in 1997, they worked as a Systems Administrator at Caspian Securities before moving on to Hewlett Packard as an OpenView Support Technician. From 2000 to 2004, they served as a Senior Systems Administrator at Managesoft. Mike then joined Semantico as an Information Systems Manager in 2004 and remained there until 2013. In 2009, Mike became a Director/Trustee at BuildBrighton, a not-for-profit hackspace/makerspace. Mike also held the position of Director at Infracode from 2013 to 2015, specializing in freelance and consulting work in modern devops practices and cloud automation. From 2012 to 2017, Mike was the Director of BMMF Productions, a management company focused on promoting creativity and technology in the local community. In 2015, they transitioned to Yelp as an Engineering Manager (SRE), and later became a Senior Engineering Manager (SRE) before concluding their tenure in 2019. From 2019 to 2021, Mike worked at HashiCorp as a Senior Engineering Manager, specializing in SRE/Infrastructure, before being promoted to Technical Lead, Developer Productivity, a role they held until 2023. Since 2023, they have been serving as a Principal Engineer at Astronomer.

Mike Pountney attended The University of Manchester from 1991 to 1994, where they obtained a degree in Mathematics.