Zack Owens

Zack Owens is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in leading technical projects and optimizing software architectures. Currently serving as a Principal Software Engineer at New Relic, Inc. since January 2019, Zack has made significant contributions to NRDB, a custom timeseries database, including a 42% reduction in cost of goods sold through cloud spend optimization. Previously, Zack held the position of Principal Architect at Nike from February 2015 to January 2019, where responsibilities included architecting commerce service domains for Nike.com and developing a personalized coaching microservice for the Nike+ Running mobile app. Earlier experience includes a role as Senior Software Engineer at Interactive Intelligence, focusing on building the cloud-native PureCloud platform. Zack holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Indiana University Bloomington.