I am Cal1 Bryant. I’ve spent over a decade building software2 for regulated healthcare. Currently, I’m the Principal Cloud Architect at Hypervision Surgical, designing and building its AWS platform, surgical device PKI and security monitoring.
Before that I spent 12 years at Cydar building CE/FDA-regulated software: a distributed GPU image registration pipeline, a hospital PACS gateway, an edge auto-update system and SAML2 single sign-on. Later I led the engineering team there, while staying hands-on.
How I work
- My goal is to make myself operationally redundant: automate what can be automated, and define infrastructure as code so it can be reviewed, reproduced and audited.
- I prefer “boring”, well-understood technology, and the simplest design that solves the problem in front of me.
- I enjoy mentoring and work closely with my team, trying to avoid micro-managing or gate-keeping.
- I believe problems should be surfaced early, even when that’s uncomfortable; it’s important to have a blameless culture to encourage this.
- I find great value in tools; I spend a lot of time building and improving them – not necessarily for time saving but for flow state
Connect with me
Get in touch via email, X or LinkedIn. I’m also on GitHub.3
I’m up for networking4 and building things. I’m usually happy to give a talk on anything on this website. Send me a message if you’d like me as a speaker.
My CV is available as HTML or PDF.
My spare time
I enjoy writing software, electronic design, DIY, coffee, HiFi audio, and badminton where I am chairman of the local club. I live in Cambridgeshire with my wife, 2 daughters and our cat.
I try to blog every few months, covering projects and guides. I publish when I feel I have innovated, solved a problem or spent time trying to understand something.
Testimonials
Some 360-degree feedback excerpts from reports and peers circa 2024:
Cal is an elite engineer and inspiring leader. He has been central to my development and has enabled me to thrive. Cal empowers his team and trusts them to make decisions, which is key to creating high-performing teams.
Cal is an exceptional manager with an always positive attitude and strong belief in his team. He’s always ready and happy to offer support, and I’ve learned a great deal from him. His talent for breaking down complex technical concepts, explaining them clearly, and guiding through the development process has been instrumental in my growth.
Cal makes well thought through points, he looks at a problem from different perspectives, and is active in seeking knowledge and input from others. He is a loyal and dedicated employee, he’s enthusiastic and passionate about our mission, he will always do what’s best for the greater good.