Andrew Jeddeloh
Sr Embedded Software Engineer at Gridware
Berkeley, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew Jeddeloh is a senior embedded software engineer based in Berkeley with 12 years of experience building low-level system software and infrastructure for production Linux distributions. He led development of Ignition and Fedora CoreOS build tooling at Red Hat/CoreOS, halving build times and integrating first-boot configuration into initramfs environments. His open-source contributions span build automation, image creation, secure-boot integration and performance-focused tooling for widely used projects like coreos-assembler and Container Linux. At Gridware he continues to apply that blend of embedded systems and DevOps expertise to ship reliable, automated build-and-deploy pipelines. A high-achieving RIT CS graduate (3.98 GPA), he pairs deep systems-level problem solving with a practical focus on efficiency and reproducibility.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Cumulative gpa: 3.98, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Cumulative gpa: 3.98 at Rochester Institute of Technology
Github Skills (38)
filesystem10
file-management10
docker10
qemu10
scripting10
disk-image10
gentoo10
bash10
containerization10
dockers10
cicd10
script10
go10
disk10
grub10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
coreos/ignition
May 2016 - Jan 2020
First boot installer and configuration tool
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:15 releases, 508 commits, 320 PRs in 3 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Andrew primarily contributed to the core functionality of the `coreos/ignition` repository, focusing on disk management, file system creation, and ensuring the proper execution of tasks within the first boot process. The commits demonstrate the user's ability to modify and implement low-level system tools. They addressed issues related to ext4 file system creation and improved the reliability and robustness of the system setup process, incorporating new features for better user experience.
installerfedoracoreos
coreos/scripts
Aug 2017 - Jan 2020
Build and maintenance scripts for Container Linux
Role in this project:DevOps Engineer & Automation Engineer
DevOps Engineer & Automation EngineerContributions:67 commits, 58 PRs, 27 pushes in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Andrew primarily focused on automating and improving the build and deployment processes for the Container Linux project. Their contributions include modifying scripts related to image creation, VM setup, and signing. They also updated Jenkins configurations and removed dependencies, such as the chromite dependency. The user streamlined various scripts and configurations to improve the overall efficiency and reliability of the build pipelines.
linux
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