Summary
Anton Arapov is a seasoned technology executive with 26 years of experience leading teams in cloud infrastructure, networking, virtualization and Linux kernel development. Currently Executive Director and board member at OpenSSL Corporation/Software Foundation, he has previously driven engineering and product roadmaps at Red Hat and Mavenir, delivering migration toolsets, multi-cloud compatibility for OpenShift, and kernel features like uprobes. He combines deep hands-on systems expertise with product ownership and large-team management, having overseen platform, operations and migration programs across AWS, Azure, GCP and on-prem environments. Early career work in network operations and BI for large telecoms informs his pragmatic approach to observability and operational quality. Known for building teams that span R&D, customer engagement and M&A integration, he uniquely bridges low-level system engineering with strategic product delivery.
26 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
English, Czech, Russian