Summary
Kai Meyer is a software engineer with 15 years of experience and a 13-year deep focus on data protection technologies, currently building core backup and recovery features at StorageCraft in Draper, Utah. He brings low-level expertise across Linux kernel modules, OS abstractions in C, and cross-distribution build systems (including compiling toolchains like GCC and OpenSSL) to deliver reliable backup products. Kai has driven virtualization and storage integrations—from VirtualBox and VMDK/VHDX generation to custom storage formats, gRPC transfer protocols, and BIOS/UEFI deployment for ShadowXafe. Early career roles at Fibernet and Bluehost sharpened his systems engineering skills in PXE-based provisioning, VM orchestration, and production Linux operations. He’s the kind of engineer who bridges kernel-level work and product delivery, often choosing to recompile and control dependencies to ensure consistent behavior across distributions.
15 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Utah Valley University