Kristian Evensen
Software Engineer at Meta
Oslo, Norway
Summary
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Top SchoolKristian Evensen is a systems-focused software engineer and CTO-turned-kernel developer with 13 years of experience designing resilient multihomed connectivity solutions and low-level networking software. He led Celerway’s engineering and architecture, shipping OpenWrt-based multihomed routers that orchestrate seamless handovers across Wi‑Fi, LTE and 5G, and has upstreamed several Linux network patches. His background spans PhD research on multilink and robust networking, hands-on OpenWrt device support (ramips/Mediatek) in notable community mirrors, and performance analysis work on Arm Mali GPUs. Now at Meta working on Linux kernel components for AI infrastructure, he combines deep protocol and kernel knowledge with product-minded leadership and a penchant for making complex embedded systems reliably work in the field.
13 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Computer science, PhD Computer science at University of Oslo
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Github Skills (39)
system-configuration10
ip10
ram10
server-configuration10
c1110
linux-kernel10
networking10
hardware10
iptables10
c1710
kernel10
openwrt10
device-tree10
dts10
device-driver10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
openwrt/openwrt
Mar 2019 - May 2020
This repository is a mirror of https://git.openwrt.org/openwrt/openwrt.git It is for reference only and is not active for check-ins. We will continue to accept Pull Requests here. They will be merged via staging trees then into openwrt.git.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:2 PRs, 12 comments in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Kristian primarily contributes to the OpenWRT project, focusing on adding support for various router devices, specifically targeting the ramips architecture. Their work involves creating device-specific DTS (Device Tree Source) files, modifying build system configurations, and adjusting system scripts to enable support for new hardware. The contributions showcase a strong understanding of hardware configuration, device drivers, and the OpenWRT build system.
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lede-project/source
Jul 2016 - Apr 2017
Mirror of https://git.lede-project.org/?p=source.git Please send your PRs against this tree. They will be merged via staging trees and appear in this tree once the staging trees get merged back into source.git
Role in this project:Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:1 PR, 4 comments in 9 months
Contributions summary:Kristian primarily contributes to the OpenWrt project by adding and modifying Device Tree Source (DTS) files. These files define the hardware configurations for various embedded devices, including routers, and specifically targets the ramips and mediatek architectures. The user's work involves adding support for new router models, configuring peripherals, and modifying existing device configurations to improve functionality and performance. They demonstrate expertise in adapting OpenWrt to different hardware platforms.
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