Eyal Shenitzky
Technical Team Lead at Microsoft
Netzer Sereni, Center District, Israel
Summary
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Top SchoolEyal Shenitzky is a Technical Team Lead and seasoned backend engineer with 11 years of experience building storage and AI-edge systems using Java, C#, and Python. He has led teams at Microsoft and Red Hat and recently developed AI applications at Cato Networks, blending hands-on coding with technical leadership. His open-source contributions to high-profile oVirt projects (vdsm and ovirt-engine) show deep expertise in virtualization storage, disk management, and backup integrations. Early career QA automation work gives him a pragmatic focus on reliability and testable systems. Eyal pairs an engineering background from Shenkar with an MBA from Tel Aviv University, enabling him to align technical solutions with business goals. He’s known for pragmatic refactors and adding production-grade features—like preallocation support and volume bitmap integration—that improve long-term operational behavior.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA Business Administration and Management General, Master of Business Administration - MBA Business Administration and Management General at Tel Aviv UniversityBachelor of Science - BS Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Software Engineering at Shenkar - Engineering. Design. Art.
English, Hebrew
Github Skills (18)
filesystem10
file-management10
python10
back-end-development10
qemu10
disk-image10
storage10
java10
javas10
disk10
manage10
vms10
virtualization10
apidoc9
api9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
oVirt/vdsm
Dec 2017 - Sep 2021
The Virtual Desktop Server Manager
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:183 commits in 3 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Eyal primarily contributed to the core logic of the "vdsm" project, focusing on features related to disk management, checkpointing, and backup procedures. They enhanced the code to support new disk types, volume creation with preallocation, and the integration of QEMU bitmap operations. The user also refactored existing methods and added tests for new functionality, demonstrating a strong understanding of the codebase and the underlying storage mechanisms.
vdivmsvirtual-desktopwindowselectron
oVirt/ovirt-engine
Aug 2017 - Nov 2021
The oVirt Engine virtualization manager
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:358 commits in 4 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Eyal contributed to the oVirt Engine virtualization manager, adding a totalSize attribute to the disks resource for the REST API. They implemented features related to managing disks, including creating, removing, and handling volume bitmaps. Their work involved modifying code related to VM backups, and handling backup-related tasks. They demonstrated expertise in backend functionalities and the oVirt project's core components.
defoldlibvirtovirtvirtualizationovirt-engine
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