Principal Software Engineer I
Current
Nov 2023 - Present
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Greg Back is listed as Human, Software Engineer at Elastic, based in Greater Indianapolis, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Greg Back.
Greg Back previously worked as Principal Software Engineer I at Elastic and Senior Software Engineer at Elastic. Greg Back holds Master’S Degree, Computer Science from Georgia Institute Of Technology.
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I establish architecture, technology, processes, and culture to support highly effective software development. I get excited about solving problems that slow teams down, and establishing practices to ensure that both teams and the software they write perform as well as they can.
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Senior Software Engineer
Mar 2020 - Nov 2023
Senior Software Architect
In this role, I:• set long-term priorities and vision for improving architecture and reducing technical debt• prioritize new features, bug fixes, and refactors along with product manager• plan, design, and develop new features for the back-end and front-end of our application• manage deployment and operations of our application on AWS (EC2, RDS, Lambda, S3, ElastiCache, VPC) using Ansible• develop and enforce standard practices, processes, and patterns for developers to follow around test-driven development, code review, and pair programming• ensure architecture and practices are well-documented and shared among all team members• follow agile software development methods, defining the scope of work to be accomplished in each iteration• lead a team of 3 other developers, helping them develop skills through frequent pair programmingI have been working remotely since May 2019.
Aug 2018 - Feb 2020
Senior Software Architect
StudioNow spun out Octerra in October 2019: https://octerra.com/press/
Aug 2018 - Oct 2019
Lead Cyber Security Engineer
I worked on several projects for both MITRE's internal use and also for government customers. In these roles, I• led teams of 3 to 9 developers, serving as a technical mentor for software development practices• developed infrastructure for build and delivery pipelines using Vagrant, GitLab-CI, and Ansible• developed tools to automate and enable rapid analysis of malicious software• developed open-source Python libraries and tools, to support STIX and TAXII cyber threat information sharing standards, using GitHub and Travis-CI• managed deployment of documentation using Jekyll, GitHub Pages, Sphinx, and Read The Docs• developed an API-based software application, using Elasticsearch and Kibana, to aid in digital forensic investigation, deployed to a cluster of small form-factor PCs using Ansible• developed a prototype network defense application to monitor and react to adversary activity• analyzed email- and web-based security threats in a security operations center, including malware reverse engineering, network packet analysis, and forensic incident responseI also:• organized a monthly meetup and presentation series for Python developers at MITRE• managed MITRE’s open source presence on GitHubI worked remotely beginning in January 2013.
Jul 2010 - Aug 2018
Engineering Technician
May 2009 - Aug 2009
Engineering Support Co-Op
Dec 2007 - Nov 2008
Software Development Intern
Mar 2007 - Nov 2007
2 education records
Greg Back education
Master’S Degree, Computer Science
Georgia Institute Of Technology
Bachelor Of Science, Computer Engineering
Ohio Northern University
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What company does Greg Back work for?
Greg Back works for Elastic.
What is Greg Back's role at Elastic?
Greg Back is listed as Human, Software Engineer at Elastic.
Where is Greg Back based?
Greg Back is based in Greater Indianapolis, United States while working with Elastic.
What companies has Greg Back worked for?
Greg Back has worked for Elastic, Octerra, Studionow, Mitre, and Air Force Institute Of Technology.
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Greg Back holds Master’S Degree, Computer Science from Georgia Institute Of Technology.
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