Fernando Apesteguia
Software Engineer at FreeBSD
Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area Spain
Summary
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Top SchoolFernando Apesteguia is a seasoned software engineer with 12+ years building high-performance C/C++ systems, database internals and OLAP middleware for clients ranging from Spain’s Treasury to commercial Postgres clustering at Stratio. He pairs production experience in Linux and FreeBSD with open-source stewardship—committing to FreeBSD ports/docs and fixing cross-platform build issues in prominent projects like OpenVSP and Conky. Fernando has led architecture and development teams, delivered fraud-detection middleware and a clustered Postgres product, and has hands-on expertise in systems programming, Qt/Gtk, and shell/perl automation. Notably, his background includes ESA satellite subsystem testing and completing the Eudyptula kernel challenge, reflecting deep low-level debugging and systems integration skills. Based in Greater Madrid, he blends pragmatic leadership with a hacker’s fluency in Unix internals and cross-platform portability.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BSc in Computer Science, informática, BSc in Computer Science, informática at Universidad de Valladolid
English
Github Skills (16)
debugging10
debug10
linux10
c-language10
build-system10
cmake10
cross-platform10
cprogramming-language10
multiplatform10
freebsd10
system-monitoring10
architecture9
architectures9
lua6
cairo5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
OpenVSP/OpenVSP
Apr 2016 - Jul 2019
A parametric aircraft geometry tool
Role in this project:
System Architect / Software Architect
System Architect / Software ArchitectContributions:6 commits, 10 PRs, 16 comments in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Fernando primarily focused on addressing build and compatibility issues for the project, specifically related to FreeBSD systems. Their contributions involved fixing missing header files, correcting include directive case sensitivity, and adapting the build process for the target platform. They also updated file paths and made modifications to CMake configuration files to ensure the project could build correctly on FreeBSD, thus ensuring cross platform compatibility.
aircraftparametricc-plus-pluspanda3dgeometry
brndnmtthws/conky
Apr 2024 - Jun 2024
Light-weight system monitor for X, Wayland, and other things, too
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:3 PRs, 2 comments, 1 issue in 1 month
Contributions summary:Fernando primarily focused on fixing build issues and addressing code compatibility problems within the Conky system monitor. They addressed build errors arising from specific option combinations and refactored code related to geometry functions (width/height) to reflect changes in the codebase. Furthermore, the user corrected logic related to battery and AC line detection on FreeBSD systems. The contributions involved debugging and modifying source code, likely impacting the stability and platform compatibility of Conky.
lualight-weightmonitorwaylandlight
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