Ilya Esin
About Ilya Esin
Ilya Esin is a Senior Infrastructure Engineer with over 16 years of experience in the technology industry, specializing in scalable web applications, high availability, and disaster recovery. He has held various engineering roles at companies such as Workato, LiveIntent, and HilltopAds, demonstrating expertise in Site Reliability Engineering and DevOps practices.
Work at Workato
Ilya Esin currently holds the position of Senior Infrastructure Engineer at Workato, having joined the company in 2024. His role focuses on enhancing the infrastructure capabilities of the organization. He is based in Germany and has been contributing to the team for five months. His expertise in scalable web applications and high availability supports Workato's mission to provide robust integration solutions.
Previous Experience in Site Reliability Engineering
Before joining Workato, Ilya Esin worked at LiveIntent, Inc. as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer from 2018 to 2022. During this four-year tenure in Berlin, he specialized in implementing SRE best practices and improving system reliability. Prior to that, he was a Site Reliability Engineer at PubNative for five months in 2017, where he focused on maintaining system performance and reliability.
Background in System Administration
Ilya Esin has extensive experience in system administration, having worked at multiple organizations. He served as Lead System Administrator at HilltopAds LTD from 2015 to 2017. Additionally, he worked as a System Administrator at Propeller Ads Media from 2014 to 2015 and at Topface from 2010 to 2013. His roles involved managing and optimizing server environments to ensure operational efficiency.
Education and Expertise
Ilya Esin studied at Sarov State Institute of Physics and Technology, where he earned a Specialit diploma in Information Technologies, Complexes, Systems, and Networks from 1999 to 2004. With over 16 years of experience in the industry, he possesses a wide spectrum of knowledge in areas such as Linux kernel internals, application-level configuration, and disaster recovery.
Career Development and Skills
Throughout his career, Ilya Esin has developed a strong foundation in researching, debugging, fixing, and tuning applications and complex systems. His focus on scalable web applications and high availability has been a constant throughout his roles. His experience spans various positions, allowing him to apply SRE and DevOps principles effectively across different environments.