Luke Faraone
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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RockstarLuke Faraone is a seasoned software engineer with 16 years of experience specializing in Debian-based UNIX systems architecture, software packaging, Python, and security. He has driven authentication, authorization, and key management infrastructure at Dropbox and served as a maintainer for permissions systems while managing open source initiatives. An active Debian ftpmaster and Ubuntu MOTU, he contributes to security-focused projects and maintains Python integrations such as the Zulip API client. Luke blends production-grade systems work with a knack for developer productivity and compliance—particularly around open source licensing. He also has a track record in education, teaching experiential software development at MIT and improving CS instruction at multiple levels. Based in San Francisco, he quietly bridges deep systems expertise with community stewardship across major open source distributions.
16 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (17)
back-end-development10
apidoc10
python10
zulip10
api10
http-request10
apim9
configuration-management8
stdin6
google-chrome6
windows6
asp-net-mvc6
licensing6
javascript6
user-feedback6
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
zulip/python-zulip-api
Dec 2012 - Jan 2014
Python library for the Zulip API.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:43 commits in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Luke primarily focused on developing and maintaining the Zulip API bindings in Python. Their contributions included implementing features such as API configuration, dependency management, and supporting new API URIs. They also refactored code, updated the client string, and addressed bugs related to request handling. Further contributions involved integrating the API with other services like Perforce and Jira.
python-libraryapipythonpypizulip
zulip/zulip-android-legacy
Oct 2012 - Aug 2016
Legacy Zulip Android app
Contributions:475 commits, 13 PRs, 27 pushes in 3 years 10 months
android-appkotlinandroidzulip
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