Sam is a Principal Software Engineer working for IBM, previously at Red Hat, in the Kafka ecosystem. He has a background in building and tending low latency systems based on the JVM for longer than he cares to admit. He weakly holds a variety of strong opinions about how software should be designed, built and deployed. Beyond his professional endeavours, Sam’s life revolves around the joy of parenting two small children. To recharge and explore new ideas, he laces up his running shoes, cherishing the time spent with his thoughts.