Daryl Lussier
Director, Routing IP Software Engineering at Ciena
Canada
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Top SchoolDaryl Lussier is a Canadian software engineering leader with more than two decades of experience across embedded, telecom, and defense domains. He currently serves as Software Engineering Manager at Ciena and was appointed Director, Routing/IP Software Engineering there in 2025, guiding large-scale routing and IP software initiatives. Previously, he led Northforge Innovations' Application Engineering Support, driving 23% growth in Broadcom-related customers and delivering an 82% reduction in critical issue resolution time, while expanding a global multi-site team. His teams have built complex DPI and network-monitoring software in C++ for Linux, and he has hands-on experience with model-driven development, OO design, and real-time systems. Outside of day-to-day engineering, he partners with Microsoft as a Partner Technology Strategist and organizes Prairie Dev Con, a Canadian software developer conference, reflecting a strong balance of industry collaboration and community contribution. Based in Canada, he brings strategic leadership with a track record of delivering scalable, reliable software while mentoring engineers and aligning product and customer outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma, Electronic Engineering Technology Computer Option, Diploma, Electronic Engineering Technology Computer Option at CEGEP Heritage CollegeBachelor of Engineering (B. Eng), Software Engineering (Electrical Option), Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng), Software Engineering (Electrical Option) at Lakehead University
Github Skills (30)
hexo8
csharp8
dotnet-core7
dotnet7
installer7
updater6
fsharp5
c-sharp4
windows4
update-checker4
windows-service3
windows-103
windows-desktop3
desktop3
squirrel3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
dlussier/dlussier.github.io
May 2020 - Aug 2020
Contributions:19 pushes in 2 months
dlussier/prdc2024sessionmaterials
Sep 2024 - Oct 2024
Contributions:16 pushes in 15 days
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