Mykola Kvach
Senior Embedded Software Engineer at EPAM Systems
Ukraine
Summary
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Top SchoolMykola Kvach is a Senior Embedded Software Engineer with nine years of experience specializing in Linux kernel and RTOS-level development. Based in Ukraine, he has progressed from Linux Kernel Developer roles at GlobalLogic to senior embedded engineering at EPAM Systems, delivering production-ready firmware and platform integrations. He contributes to the high-profile Zephyr RTOS upstream—improving LittleFS block-device support, fixing ARM64 cache issues, and adding SoC-specific support—demonstrating proficiency across file systems, storage, and architecture-specific hardware features. Comfortable bridging low-level kernel work and embedded application concerns, he brings a pragmatic mindset for making device drivers and filesystems robust and portable. A Kyiv Aviation Institute-trained computer engineer, he pairs rigorous academic grounding with hands-on open-source impact.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Engineering, Master's degree, Computer Engineering at National University «Kyiv Aviation Institute»
Github Skills (10)
c1710
embedded-language10
renesas10
embedded10
rtos10
c1110
microcontroller10
zephyr10
arm9
iot9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr
Feb 2023 - Dec 2024
Primary Git Repository for the Zephyr Project. Zephyr is a new generation, scalable, optimized, secure RTOS for multiple hardware architectures.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:133 reviews, 31 PRs, 192 comments in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Mykola primarily contributed to the Zephyr RTOS project by addressing file system-related issues within the LittleFS subsystem. Their work included adding support for LittleFS usage on block devices, modifying existing configuration options, and making sample applications compatible with different disk driver names. Furthermore, the user was involved in fixing cache usage within the ARM64 architecture, and adding support for the Renesas R-Car Gen3 and Spider SoC's. Additional contributions include adding and correcting code for specific hardware features.
bluetooth-lereal-timezephyrsecuregit-repository
xen-troops/zephyr
Mar 2023 - Nov 2024
Primary Git Repository for the Zephyr Project. Zephyr is a new generation, scalable, optimized, secure RTOS for multiple hardware architectures.
Contributions:284 reviews, 49 PRs, 8 pushes in 1 year 9 months
architecturesscalablegit-repositorysecuresoftware-defined-radio
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