Maxim Khon
CTO at soylent.io
Lisbon, Portugal
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RockstarMaxim Khon is a seasoned technology leader and CTO based in Lisbon with 16 years of hands-on experience building system-level software and leading engineering teams. He combines deep kernel- and infrastructure-level expertise—demonstrated by contributions to unikernel projects like nanovms/nanos and ops—with pragmatic DevOps and build-system improvements across well-known open-source projects. Maxim has a long-running role in The FreeBSD Project and a history of technical leadership roles from Parallels to PeerApp, showing a consistent focus on cross-platform compatibility, performance, and reliable builds. His contributions span low-level kernel calls, async I/O, networking protocol fixes in FreeRADIUS, and packaging/tooling work such as vcpkg, reflecting both breadth and depth. Colleagues rely on him for stabilizing complex toolchains and shipping reproducible builds, and he often surfaces subtle platform-specific fixes that prevent production breakage. Based in Portugal while maintaining active open-source commitments, he blends CTO-level strategy with frequent code-level interventions.
16 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
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Github Skills (61)
asynchronous10
filesystem10
ios10
c-language10
multiplatform10
python10
image10
async10
windows10
memory-management10
user-authentication10
authentication10
build-system10
cross-platform10
cmake10
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
nanovms/nanos
Dec 2018 - Aug 2020
A kernel designed to run one and only one application in a virtualized environment
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 138 commits, 56 PRs in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Maxim implemented core kernel functionality related to time management, including `time(2)`, `gettimeofday()`, and `clock_gettime(2)` system calls, which are essential for application execution. They addressed environment variable handling, stack allocation, and process execution with the fix for `exec.c`. The user also improved system stability by fixing bugs in futex, select, and poll implementations, and introduced special files for accessing randomness via `/dev/urandom`. The commits indicate a focus on system-level programming and kernel development, with a direct impact on core system features.
kerneloperating-systemssecuritysandboxlinux
microsoft/vcpkg
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS
Role in this project:Back-end Developer / Package Manager Maintainer
Back-end Developer / Package Manager MaintainerContributions:42 reviews, 16 commits, 32 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Maxim primarily contributed to the `vcpkg` package manager, focusing on improving its functionality and compatibility across different platforms. They implemented Python 3 integration for installing `pkg-config` files on Windows, addressing build issues and enhancing support for various build configurations, including UWP builds and release-only scenarios. The user also made fixes to incorporate changes to handle platform-specific issues, such as UWP tool builds and x86 builds, as well as addressed dependency management and overall build process stability. These commits improve how the package manager handles dependencies and builds.
c-plus-plussetuptoolspackage-managermacoscplusplus
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