Mason Egger

Mason Egger has a diverse work experience in various roles and companies. Mason started their career as an Undergraduate Research Assistant and later became an Undergraduate Instructional Assistant at the Department of Computer Science at Texas State University. In these roles, they were responsible for developing, implementing, and testing software projects for the university's infrastructure improvement.

After their university tenure, Mason worked at Forcepoint as an Associate Software Engineer, where they assisted in architecting and implementing a new secure operating system and integrated it with the web filtering/proxy team. Mason also implemented CI/CD pipelines and automation for the building of custom RPMs.

At DigitalOcean, Mason served as a Senior and then a Developer Advocate, focusing on the growth and education of the DigitalOcean developer community. Mason contributed to open source projects and supported both Infrastructure as a Service and Platform as a Service products.

Mason later joined Gretel.ai as a Lead Developer Advocate, advocating for the company's products and technologies. Mason also served as the President of PyTexas Foundation, where they were responsible for maintaining the foundation, organizing volunteers, and managing the annual PyTexas conference.

Currently, Mason is working at Temporal Technologies as a Sr. Technical Curriculum Developer, though specific details regarding their role and responsibilities are not provided. Overall, Mason's experience showcases their expertise in software engineering, advocacy, and leadership.

Mason Egger has a diverse educational background. From 2011 to 2015, they attended Texas State University, where they obtained two bachelor's degrees. Mason earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Music.

Mason'seducational journey continued at the Georgia Institute of Technology from 2018 to 2021. During this time, they pursued studies in Computer Science with a focus on this field.

In addition to their formal education, Mason has acquired certifications related to their field of interest. Mason served as a speaker at the Open Source Summit North America in 2020 and 2022, organized by The Linux Foundation.