Hendrik Brückner
Chief Product Owner - Linux Virtualization And Cloud On IBM ZSystems & LinuxONE
Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Top SchoolHendrik Brückner is a seasoned software and product leader with 26 years of experience driving Linux virtualization and cloud solutions for IBM zSystems and LinuxONE. As Chief Product Owner at IBM, he blends deep kernel- and systems-level expertise with product strategy, having progressed from hands-on Linux kernel development to leading OpenShift and virtualization teams. He contributes to open-source console subsystems (notably adding hangup notifications, tty resize support and z/VM IUCV console support), showing continued low-level technical involvement beyond his managerial roles. Based in Böblingen, Germany, Hendrik is skilled at turning complex mainframe virtualization challenges into deliverable products and platform capabilities. Colleagues know him for bridging research, engineering and product roadmaps while keeping a pragmatic focus on operational robustness.
26 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Dipl.-Ing (BA), Informationstechnik, Dipl.-Ing (BA), Informationstechnik at Berufsakademie Stuttgart
Github Skills (21)
s390x10
qemu10
c1110
linux-kernel10
c1710
kernel10
sys10
kernel-mode10
virtualization10
embedded10
system-programming9
headers9
interrupt-handling9
header-files9
interrupt9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
jonsmirl/mpc5200
Jul 2008 - Nov 2010
Digispeaker
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:70 commits in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Hendrik primarily contributed to the console subsystem, focusing on adding and improving functionalities. They added a hangup notifier for backends in `hvc_console`, including implementations in `virtio_console.c`, `hvc_vio.c`, `hvc_iseries.c`, `hvc_console.c`, `hvc_xen.c`, and `hvc_irq.c`. The user also addressed loop issues in `hvc_console.c` and added support for tty window resizing. The contributions extended to include z/VM IUCV hypervisor console support and refactoring, demonstrating a deep involvement in the console's architecture and specific backend implementations.
hbrueckner/falcosecurity-libs
Jul 2022 - Dec 2023
libsinsp, libscap, the kernel module driver, and the eBPF driver sources
Contributions:3 reviews, 8 PRs, 34 pushes in 1 year 4 months
kernelbpfdriversdriverlibsinsp
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