Asaf Kahlon
Software Engineer at Palo Alto Networks
Yavne, Center District, Israel
Summary
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Top SchoolAsaf Kahlon is a C++ software engineer and technical lead with eight years of experience building performance-oriented embedded Linux systems and leading teams of up to 20 engineers. He designed and deployed async communication infrastructure using ZeroMQ and libuv, and is fluent in Modern C++ (C++17/20) and Python with strong code-review discipline. His contributions to well-known open-source projects like collectd and Buildroot show practical expertise in system telemetry, plugin design, and dependency/security maintenance for embedded builds. Having led training as a cyber school manager, he blends hands-on implementation with mentoring and process leadership. Now at Palo Alto Networks, he brings a rare combination of field-proven embedded systems skill and operational security mindset.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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Github Skills (28)
dependency-management10
build-configuration10
package-management10
python10
information-gathering10
memory-management10
collectd10
c1110
c1710
meter10
metric10
system-design9
embedded-linux9
configuration-management9
updater8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
buildroot/buildroot
Aug 2021 - Sep 2021
Buildroot, making embedded Linux easy. Note that this is not the official repository, but only a mirror. The official Git repository is at https://gitlab.com/buildroot.org/buildroot/. Do not open issues or file pull requests here.
Role in this project:
Back-end & Build Engineer
Back-end & Build EngineerContributions:12 commits in 1 month
Contributions summary:Asaf's primary contribution involved managing dependencies and package versions within the Buildroot environment. They focused heavily on updating and integrating various Python packages and libraries used within the Buildroot system, ranging from core utilities to those needed for applications development. Their work extended to fixing issues related to library linking and dependency resolution, ensuring a stable build environment for the embedded Linux system. The user also addressed security vulnerabilities by updating to secure versions.
kernelgit-repositorymuslopenflowmanjaro
collectd/collectd
Oct 2019 - Oct 2019
The system statistics collection daemon. Please send Pull Requests here!
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 PR, 2 comments in 16 days
Contributions summary:Asaf primarily contributed to the "buddyinfo" plugin for the collectd system statistics collection daemon. Their work involved implementing the plugin, which gathers and submits memory fragmentation information. They fixed copyright information and addressed review comments related to configuration and code structure. The user's contributions show a focus on enhancing the functionality and maintainability of the collectd system.
metrics-servermqtt-serverriemann-clientrrdtoolgraphite-client
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