Maxime Fischer
About Maxime Fischer
Maxime Fischer is a Back End Engineer currently working at Thought Machine in London, England. He has a background in Computer Science, with experience at companies such as Medicalchain, Blippar, and Babylon Health, and has contributed to significant improvements in CI/CD processes and infrastructure scalability.
Work at Thought Machine
Maxime Fischer has been employed at Thought Machine as a Back End Engineer since 2020. In this role, he has made significant contributions to the company's CI/CD processes. He improved infrastructure scalability, enabling support for 11,000 daily builds and enhancing the overall efficiency of the CI/CD pipeline. Fischer also led the redesign and migration to Tekton, optimizing resource usage and simplifying pipeline complexity. His work included the introduction of Buildah to replace Docker, which facilitated distributed OCI image builds over Bazel Remote APIs. Additionally, he contributed to incident management and improved alerting and monitoring systems.
Previous Experience
Before joining Thought Machine, Maxime Fischer held several positions in the tech industry. He worked at Medicalchain as a Golang Developer for one year from 2018 to 2019. Prior to that, he was a Software Engineer at Blippar for six months in 2018. Fischer also served as a Backend Developer Intern at Blippar for four months in 2016. In 2020, he briefly worked as a Software Engineer at Babylon Health for five months. These roles provided him with diverse experiences in software development and engineering.
Education and Expertise
Maxime Fischer holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Kent, which he completed from 2016 to 2017. He also studied at EPITECH - European Institute of Technology, where he achieved a Computer Science Diploma from 2013 to 2018. Earlier, he attended Lycée Don Bosco Landser, where he earned his Baccalauréat in Science from 2010 to 2013. His educational background has equipped him with a strong foundation in computer science and software engineering principles.
Technical Contributions
Throughout his career, Maxime Fischer has implemented various technical improvements that have enhanced operational efficiency. At Thought Machine, he significantly reduced build times from one hour to ten minutes on local machines by operating dual deployments of Bazel Remote APIs. He also minimized the operational load on Phabricator, improving code hosting and reviewing efficiency. His initiatives in CI/CD data analysis tools have aided in release decision-making processes, showcasing his ability to drive technical advancements.