Cyril Bur
Staff Engineer at Tenstorrent
Canberra, Australia
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Top SchoolCyril Bur is a Staff Engineer based in Canberra with 12 years of experience focused on kernel and firmware engineering across semiconductor, consumer electronics, and cloud-edge companies. He has progressed from research and graduate roles at NICTA and IBM to senior engineering positions at Arm, Roku, Adder Technology, and now Tenstorrent, bringing deep systems-level expertise and a pragmatic approach to low-level software. His background in biochemistry and early teaching roles hints at a methodical, experimental mindset and an ability to explain complex concepts clearly. Comfortable in both research and high-velocity product teams, he bridges firmware, kernel internals, and platform integration to ship robust, production-grade systems. Notably, his career shows a sustained emphasis on Linux-related solutions and hardware-adjacent software at scale.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Higher School Certificate, Higher School Certificate at Northern Beaches Secondary College, Manly Selective CampusStudy Abroad Biochemistry, Study Abroad Biochemistry at University of ExeterUNSW Sydney
French, English
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Github Skills (20)
buildroot10
linux-kernel10
sys10
embedded10
system-administration9
shell8
sh8
script8
kvm8
scripting8
package-management8
c117
c177
x86-646
x866
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
cyrilbur-ibm/skiboot
Feb 2015 - Mar 2018
Contributions:209 pushes, 49 branches, 1 tag in 3 years 1 month
opalfirmwarelow-levelpower
power-ras/ppc64-diag
May 2014 - Feb 2015
Contributions:41 commits in 9 months
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