Maksim Ivanov
Senior Software Engineer at Google
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolMaksim Ivanov is a Senior Software Engineer based in Munich with 11 years of experience building performance-sensitive C++ and Python systems. He specializes in security features—TLS client authentication, smart cards, TPMs and cryptographic protocols—and has applied that expertise to Chrome/ChromeOS authentication and enterprise integrations at Google. Earlier work at Yandex.Maps honed his skills in geospatial algorithms, geocoding and PostgreSQL, giving him a rare combination of low-level security and spatial-data experience. Maksim is an active contributor to high-profile open-source compiler infrastructure, improving Clang diagnostics and correctness in the LLVM project. Known for pragmatic refactors and documentation improvements, he blends deep protocol knowledge with compiler-front-end and backend engineering.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Applied Mathematics and Informatics, Master of Science - MS Applied Mathematics and Informatics at Saratov State University named after N.G.Chernyshevsky
Github Skills (9)
attribute10
c-language10
clang-tidy10
clangd10
cprogramming-language10
clang10
compiler-development10
diagnostics9
documentation7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
llvm/llvm-project
Sep 2020 - Apr 2025
The LLVM Project is a collection of modular and reusable compiler and toolchain technologies.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:9 reviews, 6 PRs, 22 comments in 4 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Maksim primarily contributed to the Clang compiler project by addressing code quality and correctness issues. Their work involved fixing warnings related to the `[[clang::lifetimebound]]` attribute, including where it was being misused, specifically in type declarations. They also updated documentation and refactored code to improve diagnostics. Additionally, the user made contributions to Clang-Tidy by fixing an issue with unused parameter checks, ensuring the correct application of attributes.
compilerstechnologiesclangsubmittoolchain
GoogleChromeLabs/chromeos_smart_card_connector
Apr 2016 - Jan 2023
Smart Card Connector App for Chrome OS
Contributions:64 releases, 475 reviews, 916 commits in 6 years 10 months
smart-cardunlockchromebookcppchrome-os
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