Summary
Erlon Cruz is a sustaining engineer with over a decade of experience designing and maintaining infrastructure-level software, currently at Canonical in São Carlos, Brazil. His background spans kernel block and network drivers, QEMU/KVM virtualization, OpenStack block storage, and operational Linux services, reflecting deep expertise in virtualization platforms and network protocols. Prior roles include senior R&D at FIT and early hands-on work in web development, database administration, and MPLS network tools, giving him a rare full-stack view from hardware-adjacent kernel work to cloud orchestration. He holds a Master's in Computer Networks and Distributed Systems and is comfortable planning, programming, and coordinating complex projects that bridge research and production. Colleagues would note his steady focus on sustaining long-lived systems and translating research prototypes into reliable operational components.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Masters Degree, Computer Networks and Distributed Systems, Masters Degree, Computer Networks and Distributed Systems at UFSCar - Alumni
English, Portuguese, Spanish