David Aghaian
Software DevOps Engineer at Panasonic Avionics Corporation
Huntington Beach, California, United States
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Top SchoolDavid Aghaian is a Software DevOps Engineer with over 10 years of experience building and operating reliable infrastructure and integrations, currently delivering platform solutions at Panasonic Avionics in Huntington Beach. He blends a strong systems and backend orientation with academic rigor—holding a BS in Computer Science and Biology from UC Irvine and a Master’s in Computer Science from Georgia Tech—and earlier research and IS roles that inform his pragmatic, data-driven approach. On open source, he has contributed to the prominent kubevirt project, improving kernel boot handling and multi-architecture support for Kubernetes virtualization, highlighting his focus on cross-platform robustness. Colleagues rely on him to bridge development and operations, simplify complex boot/runtime issues, and keep critical systems testable and maintainable. Outside work he’s an avid gamer and fitness enthusiast, a background that complements his disciplined, persistence-driven engineering style.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Georgia Institute of TechnologyBachelor's degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Bachelor's degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General at University of California, Irvine
English
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Github Skills (14)
kubernetes10
go10
virtualization10
kubernetes-pods10
devops9
libvirt8
containerization8
cicd7
cd7
linux6
bash6
awk6
sed6
scripting6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
kubevirt/kubevirt
Jul 2022 - Aug 2022
Kubernetes Virtualization API and runtime in order to define and manage virtual machines.
Role in this project:
Backend & DevOps Engineer
Backend & DevOps EngineerContributions:23 reviews, 5 commits, 4 PRs in 6 days
Contributions summary:David primarily focused on improving the Kubernetes virtualization platform, Kubevirt. Their contributions involved modifications to kernel boot processes, including handling scenarios where initrd paths were empty and updating unit tests for these functionalities. They also added support for multi-architecture clusters and explicitly set architecture in the VMI spec, demonstrating a focus on extending the platform's capabilities and maintaining its functionality across different architectures. Furthermore, they worked on ensuring proper mount state checks and formatting issues.
apivmsmachineslibvirtruntime
daghaian/kubevirt
Jul 2022 - Mar 2025
Kubernetes Virtualization API and runtime in order to define and manage virtual machines.
Contributions:71 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 8 months
vdiapivmsmachinesruntime
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