Gabriel Black
Consulting Software Engineer at Oracle
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolGabriel Black is a consulting software engineer with 13 years of experience specializing in high-performance Linux networking, kernel development, and datapath acceleration using C/C++, DPDK, and pfring. He has driven line-rate packet processing solutions across virtualized and hardware environments, authored custom kernel drivers, and led teams adopting SAFe and Agile practices. At Kratos he was the technical lead on kernel-bypass networking and submitted patents on DPDK integration and stateless hashing for TCP acceleration. Comfortable bridging hardware and software, he has a history of removing costly third-party dependencies and building tooling (including Wireshark plugins and installers) that improved developer velocity. Now at Oracle, he continues to focus on scalable, low-latency network systems while mentoring teams and influencing architecture. A former Linux “go-to” expert, he combines deep systems-level expertise with practical process improvements that accelerate delivery.
13 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Engineering, BS Computer Engineering at Brigham Young University
English, Spanish, Portuguese
Github Skills (71)
cmake10
cpp10
ninja10
linux10
conan10
build-system10
package-manager10
remote-server9
traffic-analysis8
dpi8
apollo-client8
graphql-client7
docker7
forwarding6
apollographql6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
gabeblack/ldsscripturestories
Oct 2012 - Oct 2012
Contributions:2 commits in 1 day
gabeblack/meson
Apr 2024 - Apr 2024
The Meson Build System
Contributions:8 pushes in 1 day
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