Ken Russo
Senior Software Engineering Manager at F5
Louisville, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolKen Russo is a seasoned software engineering leader, currently Senior Software Engineering Manager at F5 Networks in Louisville, Colorado. With nine years at F5 and a long track record in firmware and software across EMC, VMware, SpectraLogic, Cirrus Logic, and other vendors, he brings deep experience in both systems and cloud-native software. He specializes in Go, C/C++, and NodeJS, leading teams to build reliable, scalable ingress and controller software, including the F5 Kubernetes controller that synchronizes BIG-IP with Kubernetes state through checkpointing, improved locking, and OpenShift SDN integration. An active open-source contributor, he has driven code quality, testing improvements, and architectural refactoring to keep complex orchestration systems stable at scale. His career—from firmware engineer to senior engineering manager—highlights his ability to bridge hardware-oriented domains with cloud-native software and deliver production-ready solutions. Ken's blend of hands-on technical depth and people leadership makes him well-suited to guide large-scale multi-language projects.
10 years of coding experience
29 years of employment as a software developer
MS, MS at Colorado State UniversityBS, BS at University of Colorado Boulder
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Github Skills (16)
kubernetes10
ingress-controller10
go10
openshift10
openshift410
python10
kubernetes-pod10
dockers9
devops9
dockerce9
orchestration9
orchestra9
ingress9
docker9
bigip9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
F5Networks/k8s-bigip-ctlr
Oct 2016 - Apr 2018
Repository for F5 Container Ingress Services for Kubernetes & OpenShift.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer & DevOps Engineer
Backend Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:73 commits, 53 PRs, 23 pushes in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Ken's contributions focused on improving the reliability and stability of the F5 Kubernetes controller. They addressed locking issues and introduced a checkpointing mechanism to synchronize the BIG-IP configuration with the Kubernetes state. They also implemented new features such as support for the new config file format and OpenShift SDN integration. Additionally, the user refactored code, improved test results, and addressed several system test failures, demonstrating a strong understanding of the project's architecture and operational aspects.
f5-ccorchestrationingress-controllertlsdocker
russokj/k8s-bigip-ctlr
Oct 2017 - Apr 2018
Contributions:67 pushes, 29 branches in 6 months
big-ipkubernetescontroller
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