Mathieu Benoit
Senior Solutions Engineer at Docker, Inc
Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolMathieu Benoit is a Senior Solutions Engineer with 11 years of experience building cloud-native platforms, specializing in Kubernetes, security, and developer experience. He blends hands-on engineering—contributing to high-profile open-source projects like Docker Compose and the Docker CLI—with product-minded customer success work that drives adoption and reduces friction. At CNCF he maintains Score and serves as an ambassador, while at Docker and previous roles (Google, Microsoft) he shaped developer workflows, GitOps and DevSecOps best practices. He’s known for improving the inner loop to accelerate CD outcomes and for designing repeatable MVP programs that turned trials into significant ARR. A technical storyteller and lifelong learner, he publishes practical tutorials and posts on Medium and balances his technical focus with life as a dad of two and an avid tennis player.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer Software Engineering, Master's degree Computer Software Engineering at Toulouse University - France
French, English
Github Skills (21)
kubernetes10
docker10
testing10
docker-compose10
makefile10
dockers10
cicd10
go10
kubernetes-pods10
error-handling10
orchestration10
orchestra10
concurrency10
cli10
multiplatform9
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
docker/app
Apr 2018 - Jun 2021
Make your Docker Compose applications reusable, and share them on Docker Hub
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:4 releases, 63 commits, 8 PRs in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Mathieu primarily contributed to improving the build and test processes within the repository. They addressed issues related to platform-specific behavior in the CI environment, particularly for Windows systems, by normalizing line endings and adjusting search paths for executables. Additionally, the user optimized build times by limiting unnecessary compilation steps and fixed shell detection in the Makefile and related configuration files. These changes indicate a focus on ensuring the project's cross-platform compatibility and efficient automated builds.
docker-hubdockercomposedocker-composeshare
docker/cli
Apr 2018 - Jul 2021
The Docker CLI
Role in this project:Backend & DevOps Engineer
Backend & DevOps EngineerContributions:17 reviews, 15 commits, 11 PRs in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Mathieu primarily contributed to the Docker CLI, focusing on Kubernetes integration and improvements. Their work included fixing stack listing behavior with Kubernetes, implementing error handling for invalid orchestrator configurations, and supporting multiple namespaces for stack operations. Additionally, the user made changes to file paths and golden file names, and bumped moby dependencies, demonstrating involvement in both code maintenance and dependency management.
dockerdocker-clicli
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