Nikita Yushchenko
Self Employed
Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Summary
👤
Senior🎓
Top SchoolNikita Yushchenko is a system software engineer with 25 years of experience specializing in Linux kernel and embedded systems across all major architectures. He has deep expertise in BSP and driver development, advanced boot-time optimization (including sub-second Linux boot projects), troubleshooting and performance tuning for both Linux and Android-based embedded platforms. A long-time industry practitioner and former researcher at Moscow State University, he combines academic rigor with hands-on delivery for contractors and product teams. Based in Leipzig, he currently works as an independent consultant and with Cogent Embedded, favoring focused part-time engagements where complex kernel-level challenges require fast, high-quality results. Notably, his track record includes work across most kernel subsystems and projects that push practical limits of what’s achievable with the kernel.
25 years of coding experience
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Русский, Английский
Github Skills (12)
embedded10
driver10
device-driver10
c-programming10
linux-kernel10
sys10
mdi9
timestamping8
device-tree8
api-design7
apim7
api7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
CogentEmbedded/linux-zodiac
Sep 2016 - Sep 2018
Contributions:23 pushes, 21 branches, 1 tag in 2 years
CogentEmbedded/libiccom
Jun 2018 - Oct 2019
Contributions:1 push, 1 comment in 1 year 4 months
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.