Summary
Feng Pan is a Director of Software Engineering based in Raleigh, NC, with 10+ years leading teams to deliver production-grade networking and cloud-native solutions. Currently at Red Hat, he progressed through technical and managerial roles driving Kubernetes and OpenShift networking features, blending deep hands-on engineering with strategic product leadership. His background includes senior engineering and technical lead positions at Cisco and Extreme Networks, reflecting strong domain expertise in data center and networking systems, further validated by CCIE Data Center #44423. Feng holds an M.S. in Computer Science from NC State and a BS in Mathematics and Computer Science, which underpin his analytical approach to complex distributed systems. Known for translating low-level networking challenges into scalable platform features, he balances technical depth with team-building to ship reliable infrastructure at enterprise scale.
10 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science, Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science at North Carolina State University
Bachelor of Science - BS Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Mathematics and Computer Science at Appalachian State University