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James Carr

James Carr

Platform Engineering Leader

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

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James is an accomplished Software Engineering Leader with over 20 years of experience in the field, specializing in a variety of programming languages and frameworks such as Java, Scala, Python, and Clojure. Despite his hearing impairment, he's been a driving force in the industry, leading various engineering teams for the past six years. With over 15 years of dedicated usage, he's an authority on RabbitMQ, having designed scalable messaging stacks at multiple companies. Beyond his professional sphere, he enjoys building Gundam Wing models and cherishes his roles as a loving husband and father.

Area of Expertise

  • Business & Management
  • Health & Medical

Topics

  • messaging
  • aws
  • Database
  • golang
  • python
  • Leadership Empowerment
  • Change Leadership
  • Kafka
  • RabbitMQ
  • Domain Driven Design
  • Test Automation

Message Received: Lessons Learned from Scaling RabbitMQ in a High-Growth Organization

From its inception, RabbitMQ has been an integral component of our messaging stack, instrumental in processing billions of tasks daily to orchestrate data integrations among thousands of diverse APIs. This presentation will delve into the evolution of our infrastructure, beginning with its humble roots and progressing to the robust, scalable system it is today.

We will explore strategies deployed, solutions implemented, and even unexpected hacks leveraged in the pursuit of building a resilient, highly available messaging system on the RabbitMQ platform. These insights will shed light on the challenges encountered and the wisdom gained in navigating the tumultuous journey of scalability.

RabbitMQ Summit 2023 Sessionize Event

October 2023 Berlin, Germany

James Carr

Platform Engineering Leader

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

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