Mac Chaffee
About Mac Chaffee
Mac Chaffee is a DevOps Engineer with experience in platform engineering and site reliability engineering. He has worked at various organizations, including RENCI and Cisco, and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from North Carolina State University.
Work at Qdrant
Mac Chaffee currently serves as a DevOps Engineer at Qdrant, a position he has held since 2023. In this role, he specializes in multi-cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings, utilizing his expertise in Kubernetes and security. His responsibilities include maintaining the infrastructure and ensuring the reliability of services offered by Qdrant.
Previous Experience in DevOps and Engineering
Prior to his role at Qdrant, Mac Chaffee worked at the Renaissance Computing Institute as a Cloud DevOps SysAdmin from 2021 to 2023. He also held positions at Cisco, where he worked as a Software Engineer for one year and as a Software Engineering Co-Op for eight months. His experience includes developing a Kubernetes-based platform at RENCI, which improved security, monitoring, and high availability for researchers.
Educational Background in Computer Science
Mac Chaffee earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from North Carolina State University, where he studied from 2015 to 2019. His education provided a strong foundation in software development and engineering principles, which he has applied throughout his career in various technical roles.
Internship Experience in Software Engineering
Mac Chaffee gained valuable experience through several internships during his academic career. He worked as a Software Engineering Intern at Inmar for two months in 2018 and completed a Software Engineering Co-Op at Honeywell from 2016 to 2017. These roles contributed to his practical knowledge and skills in software development and engineering.