Ryan Katkov is an Sr. Engineering Manager at Slack, leading the Monitoring group and focusing on ensuring that Slack engineers have world class observability and visibility of their software. Observability is a key aspect of Reliability, and Ryan strives to keep Slack reliable for their customers.
As an hearing-impaired individual, Ryan is also a lead of the Abilities ERG (Employee Resource Group), advocating for inclusivity and accessibility for people with disabilities in the workplace and in Slack’s product itself.
When Ryan’s not looking at graphs or helping folks debug software issues, you can find him on his bike in the Marin Headlands or camping with his partner in the mountains.
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