Neil Primmer
Principal Architect & Engineering Director
Engineering leader specializing in cloud modernization, developer experience, and scalable team leadership. Principal Architect at Rearc and GopherCon challenge organizer.
I grew up fascinated by how systems scale—how code, teams, and organizations can be built for resilience and growth. Over 15 years in the industry, I’ve led teams at Hostgator, Gree, PIX System, Granular, New Context, and now Rearc—where I guide 20+ engineers and deliver $5M+ in client value annually.
I’m passionate about cloud modernization, developer experience, and cultural leadership. At GopherCon, I help run the annual programming skills challenge, bringing together developers to push their skills and learn from one another.
Building communities, whether through code, culture, or challenge events, keeps me motivated to keep growing.
Core Expertise
Specializations
Technical Skills
Certifications
Senior Engineer, Systems Engineering
Imply
May 2025 - Present
Own initiatives regarding infrastructure modernization in the Developer Experience team, to include software engineering, kubernetes cluster management, and Amazon Web Services integrations.
Principal Architect / Engineering Director
Rearc, LLC
May 2021 – March 2025
Leads consulting engagements across multiple industries, managing 20+ engineers and delivering $5M+ in annual revenue projects. Drove hybrid-cloud SIEM migration, insurance middleware, large-scale cloud migrations, and cultural leadership initiatives.
Lead Engagement Engineer / Engineering Manager
New Context Services
Jan 2020 – May 2021
Led full-stack engineering team (Go, Python, Node.JS, React) delivering client features and roadmap initiatives. Improved CI/CD and operational efficiency while contributing directly to product development.
Senior Software Engineer II / Staff Engineer
Granular, Inc.
Jun 2019 – Jan 2020
Enhanced CI/CD libraries, automated merge approvals with AWS Lambda, and improved developer experience for multiple product teams.
Senior Software Developer, Developer Experience
PIX System, LLC
Jul 2015 – Jun 2019
Built Go/Python middleware, improved developer experience, architected CI/CD pipelines, and drove Go adoption across engineering.
Senior DevOps Engineer
Gree International, Inc.
Mar 2014 – Jul 2015
Led EC2-to-VPC migration, modernized configuration management, and improved infrastructure reliability.
Linux Systems Engineering Manager II
Hostgator.com
Apr 2011 – Mar 2014
Managed 20+ Linux Systems Engineers, developed training programs, and improved operational performance.
GopherCon Challenge Series Organizer (2023–Present)
Hybrid-Cloud SIEM Migration
Designed and delivered multi-cloud SIEM using Cribl, Splunk, and Databricks for financial services.
Insurance Middleware
Built middleware application bridging Adenza Calypso and SWIFT Payments API.
Developer Experience Platform
Created CI/CD tooling, Go frameworks, and middleware services at PIX System.
Cloud Migrations
Executed cloud-to-cloud migration projects across AWS and GCP for insurance and financial services clients.