Kyle Gospodnetich
Software Engineer II - Linux Community Engineer at Microsoft
San Jose, California, United States
Summary
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RockstarKyle Gospodnetich is a seasoned software engineer with 11 years of experience who currently works as a Linux Community Engineer at Microsoft and maintains notable open-source projects like Bazzite, ublue-os, and frostyard. He has a strong full-stack and systems background from leading e-commerce platform migrations, developing 35+ Magento extensions, and automating deployments that dramatically reduced release time at EC Internet. Earlier work as a shader artist and lead programmer demonstrates deep graphics and engine-level expertise, including pioneering advanced shaders on the Source Engine. Based in San Jose, Kyle blends community-focused open-source stewardship with production-grade engineering practice, and is comfortable operating across client-facing roles, automation, and low-level rendering work. An underappreciated strength is his history of turning bespoke game-engine techniques into robust, repeatable systems—skills he now applies to Linux and cloud-native tooling.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (200)
reader10
messenger10
firefox-addon10
ubuntu10
epel10
xbox10
coreos10
operating-system10
oci-image10
htpc10
debian10
centos10
linux10
leiningen10
firefox10
Programming languages (26)
Github contributions (5)
KyleGospo/minecraft-server-hibernation
Jun 2022 - Sep 2023
Autostart and stop minecraft-server when players join/leave
Contributions:25 PRs, 46 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
minecraftautostartplayersstopbukkit
KyleGospo/Logomenu
Oct 2023 - Feb 2025
Quick access menu for the GNOME panel with options that help ease the workflow for newcomers and power users alike.
Contributions:1 review, 12 PRs, 82 pushes in 1 year 4 months
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