Summary
Leonidas Da Silva Barbosa is a seasoned software engineer with 15 years of experience and over a decade focused on Linux systems, security and kernel work, currently contributing to Ubuntu at Canonical. He specializes in packaging, vulnerability triage, CVE handling and backporting fixes across distributions, and automates security workflows with Python tooling. Previously at IBM’s Linux Technology Center he became a kernel maintainer working on crypto drivers, SELinux policies, boot internals and low-level debugging, demonstrating a strong aptitude for complex systems and assembly-level problem solving. His background spans full-stack and simulation projects—from Django web apps and search integrations to Unity/C# simulators and C device DLLs—reflecting broad language fluency and practical versatility. Based in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, he pairs academic training in AI and ongoing PhD work in bioinformatics with hands-on open-source stewardship and a track record of shipping security-critical fixes.
15 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Technical, Web development, Technical, Web development at Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Portuguese, English