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mhightower/README.md

Hi, I'm Marcus Hightower πŸ‘‹

Senior software engineer with 25+ years building backend systems, platform infrastructure, and automation pipelines. I use AI coding tools β€” Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI β€” as a core part of how I design and ship software, not as a novelty.

I own the full delivery cycle: system architecture β†’ backend development β†’ CI/CD automation β†’ containerization β†’ production observability.


πŸ”¨ What I'm Building

A Go-based SRE observability agent built with Claude Code. Collects metrics from multiple providers via OpenTelemetry, exposes a Prometheus endpoint, and provisions a live Grafana dashboard automatically. Includes CI/CD, linting, 80%+ test coverage gate, and a full containerized stack.

Go OpenTelemetry Prometheus Grafana Docker GitHub Actions MCP

An AI-assisted crypto arbitrage agent built in Python. Uses a LangGraph workflow (monitor β†’ AI auditor β†’ executor) to evaluate cross-exchange spreads, get an LLM GO/WAIT decision before any trade execution, and log all decisions to a live Streamlit dashboard.

Python LangGraph CCXT Streamlit SQLite Docker Anthropic API


πŸ›  Tech Stack

Area Tools
Languages Python, Go, PHP, JavaScript, Bash
AI Coding Tools Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Anthropic API, MCP
DevOps & Automation Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Ansible, SaltStack, Cisco NSO
Cloud & Infra AWS CloudWatch, Azure (AZ-103), VMware
Containers Docker, Docker Compose, Podman
Databases PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis
Observability OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, New Relic, ELK Stack

πŸ“œ Certifications

Certification Issuer Year
Model Context Protocol: Advanced Topics Anthropic 2026
Introduction to Model Context Protocol Anthropic 2026
Claude Code in Action Anthropic 2026
Building with the Claude API Anthropic 2026
AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations Anthropic 2026
AZ-103 Microsoft Azure Administrator Microsoft 2019
AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Microsoft 2019

πŸ“¬ Get in Touch

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  1. Gopher-Pulse_Observability_Agent Gopher-Pulse_Observability_Agent Public

    Go observability agent collecting GitHub and synthetic metrics via OpenTelemetry and Prometheus

    Go

  2. My-Financial-AI-App My-Financial-AI-App Public

    Just another financial app based on LLM

    Python

  3. Autonomous_Delta-Neutral_Arbitrageur Autonomous_Delta-Neutral_Arbitrageur Public

    Autonomous crypto arbitrage bot that monitors cross-exchange spreads, uses AI risk auditing before execution, and logs all trade decisions to a live dashboard.

    Python

  4. EncryptionClientLib EncryptionClientLib Public

    PHP Encryption Client Library

    PHP