Dean Michael Berris
Software Engineer at Van Ginneke Social Enterprise
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Summary
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RockstarDean Berris is a Principal Software Engineer with 18 years of experience building high-performance, large-scale systems and infrastructure across Google, Microsoft and now d-Matrix in Sydney, where he’s working on a compiler for an AI accelerator targeting generative AI inference. He blends deep systems and C++ expertise—contributing to projects like LLVM/Clang’s XRay instrumentation—with leadership in designing internal cloud infrastructure, observability and performance tooling. Known for turning noisy production data into actionable insights, he has led teams that built automated regression detection, culprit-finding services and shared Kubernetes solutions. A mentor and process advocate, he champions innersource practices and engineering standardisation while retaining a developer’s curiosity; outside work he writes about software, reflecting a rare combination of craftsmanship and communication.
18 years of coding experience
Github Skills (10)
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c-language10
compiler-compiler10
clangd10
cprogramming-language10
clang10
compiler-development10
architecture9
architectures9
arm9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
llvm-mirror/clang
Jul 2016 - Sep 2018
Mirror kept for legacy. Moved to https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:44 commits in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Dean primarily contributed to the Clang compiler, focusing on the XRay instrumentation feature. Their work involved implementing and refining XRay support, including adding C++ dependencies, fixing build issues, supporting ARM architecture, and implementing custom event logging. The user's contributions include adding flags, implementing checks for target support, and integrating the XRay feature with the existing clang build system. This indicates a focus on enhancing and expanding XRay's capabilities within the Clang compiler.
keptwindowsllvmcc-plus-plus
cpp-netlib/cpp-netlib
Mar 2011 - Jan 2019
The C++ Network Library Project -- cross-platform, standards compliant networking library.
Contributions:2 releases, 5 reviews, 255 commits in 7 years 11 months
cppcompliantnetworkingstandardscross-platform
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