NicolasĀ Ontiveros
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolNicolas Ontiveros is a Senior Software Engineer based in Seattle with six years of hands-on experience building secure, system-level software for IoT and edge platforms. At Microsoft he has advanced through multiple engineering roles working on Edge OS (CBL-Mariner) and Azure Linux, contributing notable patches to the QEMU-KVM virtualization stack to harden network packet handling and stabilize production edge appliances. He combines C++ and C# fluency with a Windows and embedded/IoT focus, grounded in an electrical engineering degree from Harvard. Early experience in new product introduction at Tesla complements his pragmatic approach to shipping secure, dependable platform software.
6 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Granite Bay High SchoolBachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering at Harvard University
Swedish
Github Skills (6)
c1710
c1110
virtualization10
security9
kernel8
kernel-mode8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/azurelinux
Aug 2020 - Oct 2021
Linux OS for Azure 1P services and edge appliances
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:79 reviews, 153 commits, 126 PRs in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Nicolas's commits primarily focused on patching security vulnerabilities within the QEMU-KVM component, which is used for virtualization. Their work involved identifying and addressing vulnerabilities related to network packet processing and other potential security flaws. Additionally, they added support for packages related to general system utilities, which is common for system development. Their contributions reflect a focus on system security and stability.
cdrappliancesvmslinux-oslinux
niontive/ARO-RP
Mar 2023 - Mar 2024
Azure Red Hat OpenShift RP
Contributions:26 reviews, 7 PRs, 144 pushes in 11 months
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