Brandon Nesterenko
Software Engineer at MariaDB Corporation
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBrandon Nesterenko is a software engineer with nine years of experience blending high-performance computing research and production-grade backend development. Currently at MariaDB Corporation, he contributes to core server tooling and replication features for a widely used open-source SQL server, improving reliability and protocol handling in utilities like mysql and mysqldump. His background includes a PhD and postdoctoral research focused on runtime performance, energy efficiency, and fault tolerance for scientific applications, and he has a track record of moving those ideas into practical implementations across compiler, OS, and architecture layers. As a former co-founder and PI on an SBIR-funded startup, he pairs deep technical chops in C/C++ and Python with product-minded rapid prototyping and customer engagement. Comfortable across languages and domains—from geoscience web services to database internals—he brings a systems-first approach to solving performance and resilience challenges. Outside of work he is an avid skier, biker, and climber, reflecting a personal affinity for science and high-performance pursuits.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Github Skills (11)
databases10
c-language10
gtid10
cprogramming-language10
replication10
sql10
back-end-development10
mysql10
mariadb10
database10
relational-databases9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
MariaDB/server
Dec 2019 - Dec 2022
MariaDB server is a community developed fork of MySQL server. Started by core members of the original MySQL team, MariaDB actively works with outside developers to deliver the most featureful, stable, and sanely licensed open SQL server in the industry.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:218 reviews, 75 commits, 106 PRs in 3 years
Contributions summary:Brandon primarily worked on enhancing the MariaDB server's command-line utilities and replication features. They addressed issues related to protocol handling in the `mysql`, `mysqldump`, and `mysqlimport` tools, ensuring consistent behavior for localhost connections. Their contributions included fixing bugs related to XA transactions and improving the reliability of the semi-sync replication process. The user also implemented new features like filtering events by GTID domain and server IDs.
licensedsql-servermysqlsqlmariadb-server
bnestere/acc_timer
Sep 2018 - Jan 2021
A thread-level timing tool to test how much time is spent in specific portions of a code base
Contributions:5 PRs, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
threadbase-code
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