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Articles by Felix Barnsteiner
Tech Lead
Felix joined Elastic in 2018 where he built the Elastic APM Java agent from the ground up. Two years in, he took the role of the tech lead for the APM Agents team. Another two years later, he became tech lead of application observability. Since Oct 2023, Felix is a floating tech lead in observability, focusing on strategical initiatives, such as working with other teams to make Elasticsearch the best place to store your observability signals. Felix is also a passionate home barista and loves practicing latte art.
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