Jack Vanlightly is a seasoned technology strategist and distributed systems researcher with extensive experience in the software development field. Currently serving as a Principal Technologist at Confluent since February 2022, Jack operates across various organizational sectors, including field operations, engineering, and product development. Previous roles include Principal Software Engineer at Splunk, where contributions to Apache BookKeeper and Apache Pulsar were notable, and Staff Software Engineer at VMware and Pivotal Software, both as a core team member of RabbitMQ. Jack also served as a technical lead and architect at SII Concatel, specializing in data systems and SQL Server performance, and has a foundational background as a Software Developer at Dimension Data Europe and a Junior Developer at Ahorro Corporación. Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Cardiff University.
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