Darren Loher
Software Engineer at Google
San Diego, California, United States
Summary
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RockstarDarren Loher is a software engineer based in San Diego with 11 years of experience focused on networking software for packet and optical systems. He combines hands-on engineering with strong technical writing skills, demonstrated by documentation improvements to the widely used SONiC project where he enhanced navigation, governance links, and usability. Comfortable working across code and docs, Darren helps bridge gaps between developers, operators, and users to make complex network software more accessible. His interest in packet and optical networks suggests depth in systems-level networking and interoperable infrastructure. Colleagues benefit from his practical mindset and attention to detail, especially when turning dense architecture into clear, actionable documentation.
11 years of coding experience
Github Skills (4)
html10
sonic10
documentation10
github-pages9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
sonic-net/SONiC
Feb 2016 - Oct 2016
Landing page for Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC) - https://sonic-net.github.io/SONiC/
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:40 commits, 8 PRs, 19 pushes in 8 months
Contributions summary:Darren primarily focused on updating and improving the project's documentation. Their contributions involved modifying the `index.html` file to include links to various documentation pages, FAQs, architecture diagrams, and governance information. They also corrected email addresses and added links to the features of the project. The changes enhance the usability and accessibility of project information.
virtual-networknetworkingsonicsdn
openconfig/featureprofiles
Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
Feature Profiles are groups of OpenConfig paths and tests which verify their behavior
Contributions:1058 reviews, 14 commits, 332 PRs in 11 months
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