Jacob Randall
About Jacob Randall
Jacob Randall is a Senior Systems Engineer at Mux, with a background in software engineering and systems management. He has extensive experience in designing hybrid data center infrastructures and leading engineering teams, having worked at notable companies such as Aculus, Brightcove, and the University of Utah.
Work at Mux
Jacob Randall has been employed at Mux as a Senior Systems Engineer since 2017. In this role, he is responsible for designing and operating hybrid data center infrastructure that integrates corporate data centers with cloud services, specifically AWS and Google Compute Engine. His work involves deploying monitoring and alerting systems to maintain platform benchmarks and availability, utilizing various external monitoring solutions.
Previous Experience at Aculus
Prior to his current position, Jacob Randall worked at Aculus as a Lead Software Engineer from 2007 to 2010. During his tenure, he led an offshore engineering team of five, focusing on identifying project risks and providing solutions to ensure project milestones and overall success.
Experience at Brightcove
Jacob Randall served as Principal Systems Engineer at Brightcove from 2013 to 2017. He worked in the San Francisco Bay Area and was previously a Systems Engineer on the Zencoder platform. His responsibilities included overseeing system architecture and ensuring the reliability of video encoding services.
Education and Early Career
Jacob Randall studied Computer Science at the University of Utah from 2008 to 2009. Before this, he worked as a Systems Engineer at the University of Utah - GKMC from 2005 to 2007. In this role, he centralized infrastructure and application configuration using Chef to improve system management and efficiency.
Technical Contributions
Throughout his career, Jacob Randall has made significant technical contributions. He integrated Packer to enhance the build pipeline for custom auto-scaling instances across all AWS regions and Google Compute Engine. His efforts have focused on improving system efficiency and operational capabilities.