Longxiang Lyu
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Beijing, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolLongxiang Lyu is a Senior Software Engineer with 8 years of experience specializing in networking NOS development and DevOps, currently based in Beijing and working at Microsoft. He is a prolific contributor to the SONiC ecosystem—improving CLI utilities, build images, configuration management, and switch state services—demonstrating deep hands-on knowledge of networking, YANG models, Ansible, and kernel/network stack interactions. His work blends backend engineering with infrastructure and testing improvements, from fixing Python3 compatibility and IPv6 handling to adding multi-DUT testbed support and YANG integration. Previously a quality engineer at Red Hat, he brings strong testing and automation instincts to production-grade systems. Known for “adding a layer of indirection,” he quietly focuses on maintainability and pragmatic fixes that prevent future pain while enabling complex deployments.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Master’s Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at Northeastern UniversityBachelor’s Degree Applied Mathematics, Bachelor’s Degree Applied Mathematics at Huazhong Agricultural University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (25)
debug10
docker10
c-language10
sonic10
python10
testing10
networking10
dockers10
automation10
command-line-utility10
ansible10
network10
ansible-galaxy10
automations10
cprogramming-language10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
sonic-net/sonic-mgmt
Jun 2020 - Jan 2023
Configuration management examples for SONiC
Role in this project:
Back-end & DevOps Engineer
Back-end & DevOps EngineerContributions:693 reviews, 252 commits, 672 PRs in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Longxiang's contributions primarily focused on enhancing the configuration management examples for SONiC. They implemented features related to increasing installation space, improving support for JUnit-XML, and adding multi-DUT testbed deployment support, including the creation of new topologies and the adaptation of Ansible modules. Furthermore, the user addressed various bugs, optimized testing workflows, and added features like multiple password support and log rotation improvements. This work involved expertise in Ansible and networking, as evidenced by changes to system configurations, and the testing frameworks.
configuration-managementansibleconfigurationsonic
sonic-net/sonic-buildimage
Nov 2020 - Dec 2022
Scripts which perform an installable binary image build for SONiC
Role in this project:Backend Developer & DevOps Engineer
Backend Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:63 reviews, 22 commits, 39 PRs in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Longxiang contributed to the SONiC build image by fixing bugs, adding features, and improving the codebase. Their work included resolving a `dict_keys` error in the `bgpmon.py` file, enhancing the handling of IPv6 pings over VLAN sub-interfaces, and adding YANG model support. Additionally, the user made improvements to the build process and infrastructure, such as adding a required package for unit tests and modifying service files to ensure proper startup.
armv6installableimage-buildsonicbinary-image
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