Ami Mahloof
About Ami Mahloof
Ami Mahloof is an experienced Infrastructure Team Lead currently working at Preset in San Mateo, California. With a background in DevOps and cloud solutions, he has held significant roles at various companies and possesses multiple certifications, including Kubernetes Certified Administrator and Google Cloud Architect Pro.
Work at Preset
Ami Mahloof has been serving as the Infrastructure Team Lead at Preset since 2020. In this role, he has focused on enhancing infrastructure capabilities and optimizing cloud solutions. His contributions include developing a hybrid cloud solution that allows customers to deploy environments while Preset manages them. He has also led the refactoring and upgrading of Terraform from a mono-repo to a multi-repo structure, demonstrating his commitment to improving operational efficiency.
Previous Experience in DevOps
Before joining Preset, Ami Mahloof worked at Lightricks as a Lead Senior DevOps Engineer from 2016 to 2019. He also held the position of Senior DevOps Engineer at DoiT International for one year, from 2019 to 2020. His earlier roles included Lead Senior DevOps Engineer at Glide and Senior DevOps Engineer at Gett. Throughout these positions, he built multi-region environments using Terraform and managed Kubernetes clusters, showcasing his extensive experience in cloud infrastructure.
Education and Certifications
Ami Mahloof studied at IAF Technological College in Haifa, where he achieved a degree in Aviation Machinery Engineering from 1992 to 1996. He also attended Oklahoma City University, earning an Associate’s Degree in Sound Engineering from 2001 to 2003. He holds several professional certifications, including Kubernetes Certified Administrator (CKA) and Google Cloud Architect Pro. Additionally, he is an Apple Certified Hardware Technician.
Technical Skills and Contributions
Ami Mahloof has extensive technical skills in cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices. He has managed Kubernetes clusters since version 1.0.0, extending them with custom controllers and mutation webhooks. He has automated multi-cluster management for infrastructure and ensured SOC2 compliance in infrastructure management. He has also developed open-source tools to solve challenging tasks in production environments and authored Medium blog posts to share knowledge and best practices.
Career Background
Ami Mahloof's career spans various roles in technology and engineering. He began as a Mac Hardware & Software Engineer at NYU Medical Center from 2008 to 2011. He later worked as IT Support Team Leader at VF Corporation from 2006 to 2008 and as a DevOps & Ruby On Rails Engineer at Fiverr for ten months in 2011-2012. His diverse background has equipped him with a broad skill set applicable to infrastructure and cloud management.