Summary
Nathan Zimmer is a systems software engineer with 14 years of experience specializing in high-performance computing, large-scale Linux systems, and kernel development. He has a proven track record at HPE, Cray, SGI and Unisys porting and maintaining large kernel patchsets across distributions, diagnosing customer kernel issues at scale, and improving system performance for massive single-image clusters. Nathan champions test-driven development and modernized legacy workflows by containerizing projects, automating builds and CI/CD, and building developer productivity tools. Based in Wisconsin, he pairs applied mathematics and computer science foundations with hands-on electronics and engineering curiosity, and often surfaces subtle performance and scaling fixes that persist in community kernels. Colleagues know him for collaborative team-building and practical tooling that turns complex lab environments into reproducible, performant systems.
14 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science; Software Development, Bachelor of Science, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science; Software Development at University of Wisconsin-Stout