Jafar Al-gharaibeh
R&D Engineer at Architecture Technology Corporation
Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
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Top SchoolJafar Al-gharaibeh is an R&D engineer with 17 years of experience specializing in computer networks, routing, security, virtualization and concurrent programming. Based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, he holds a PhD in computer science from the University of Idaho and applies academic rigor to production-focused work at Architecture Technology Corporation. He is an active open-source contributor to prominent networking projects—improving FRRouting and Quagga's routing and multicast daemons—and has hands-on embedded systems experience helping comma.ai extend openpilot for multiple Mazda models. Known for improving test automation, clarifying developer workflows, and refactoring complex vehicle and routing code, he blends low-level embedded constraints with high-level protocol design. Colleagues rely on him to turn nuanced research insights into robust, maintainable implementations that run at scale.
17 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Master, Computer Science, Bachelor, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Master, Computer Science, Bachelor, Computer Science at University of Idaho
English, Arabic
Github Skills (24)
url-routing10
python10
testing10
net10
c1110
networking10
c1710
system10
driver10
routes10
sys10
network-protocol10
network10
embedded10
protocols10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
FRRouting/frr
Mar 2019 - Jan 2023
The FRRouting Protocol Suite
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:20 releases, 304 reviews, 167 commits in 3 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Jafar's contributions primarily revolve around improving the FRR routing suite. They focused on documentation updates, correcting the developer workflow, and clarifying command usage related to OSPF. Significant work included renaming and restructuring test cases within the testing framework, particularly for OSPF unnumbered and VRF configurations. Furthermore, the user added support for unified configuration files in topotests, streamlining the setup process.
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commaai/openpilot
Oct 2018 - Oct 2022
openpilot is an operating system for robotics. Currently, it upgrades the driver assistance system on 300+ supported cars.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer / Embedded Systems Engineer
Back-end Developer / Embedded Systems EngineerContributions:23 reviews, 35 commits, 36 PRs in 4 years
Contributions summary:Jafar's primary contributions revolve around enhancing and supporting the Mazda car port for the openpilot project. They implemented features for various Mazda models, including the Mazda3, CX-5, and CX-9, by adding support for blindspot monitoring, cruise control, and firmware updates. Their work also involved refactoring code, fixing bugs, and optimizing functionality related to steering control and sensor data integration within the openpilot system. The user also demonstrated skills in adapting to different vehicle architectures and the constraints of embedded systems.
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