Christopher Reeves
About Christopher Reeves
Christopher Reeves is a Platform Engineer based in London, England, with extensive experience in backend development and microservice architecture. He has worked for various companies including Banked, Vidsy, and SOON_, and he specializes in deployment automation and system visibility.
Work at Banked
Christopher Reeves has been employed at Banked as a Platform Engineer since 2021. His role involves developing and maintaining platform solutions that enhance the company's operational capabilities. He continues to contribute to the team in London, England, focusing on system architecture and deployment automation.
Previous Experience in Software Development
Prior to his current position, Christopher Reeves held various roles in software development. He worked as a Senior Backend Developer at Karhoo, a Flit Technologies company, for five months in 2018. He also served as a Developer at On the dot for seven months in 2019 and as a Senior Developer at SOON_ from 2014 to 2018. Additionally, he was a Senior Software Engineer at Vidsy from 2019 to 2021.
Education and Expertise
Christopher Reeves studied at The Nobel School from 1996 to 2003. He later attended the University of Bedfordshire, where he earned a 2:1 degree in Internet Computing from 2001 to 2003. His expertise includes designing microservice-based system architectures, deployment automation using CI/CD, and working with container-based systems such as AWS, GCP, and Kubernetes.
Specialization in Microservices
Christopher Reeves specializes in designing microservice-based system architectures, emphasizing simplicity and comprehensive logging, tracing, and metrics. He advocates for visibility in microservices as a key principle in system design, which enhances the maintainability and observability of complex systems.
Early Career and Roles
Christopher Reeves began his career as a Creative Technologist at Targetbase Claydon Heeley from 2008 to 2009. This role laid the foundation for his subsequent positions in software development, where he gained experience and honed his skills in various technologies and methodologies.