Ohad Shay
Software Team Leader at Cynet Security
Israel
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Top SchoolOhad Shay is a software team leader and seasoned information security developer with 13 years of experience building and shipping security-focused systems, from EDR kernel modules to threat intelligence and network protocol analysis. He blends low-level C++ and systems work with Python and backend engineering, driving product design decisions that balance performance, memory use, and robustness. At Cynet and previously Cyberbit and Check Point he led development of detection agents, complex event aggregation pipelines, and high-precision IPS rules, while also contributing to open-source projects such as a Kotlin multiplatform logging framework and async SQL drivers. Known for creative, outside-the-box problem solving and strong communication skills, he also brings leadership experience from the IDF and an electronics/computer engineering background from Tel Aviv University.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics with computer internship, 80.1, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics with computer internship, 80.1 at Tel Aviv UniversityBagrut, Major in Physics and Computer science, Bagrut, Major in Physics and Computer science at Hadarim High School
English, Hebrew, Spanish
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Github Skills (28)
kotlin10
markdown10
postgresql10
multiplatform10
java10
javas10
database-driver10
markdown-it10
logging10
eclipse10
meteor10
slf4j10
documentation10
angular10
mysql9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
oshai/kotlin-logging
Jul 2016 - Jan 2023
Lightweight Multiplatform logging framework for Kotlin. A convenient and performant logging facade.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:101 releases, 21 reviews, 500 commits in 6 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Ohad primarily focused on developing and enhancing the core logging framework. Their contributions involved adding new features like the `WithLogging` class and `KLogger` extensions, which improved the framework's usability and functionality. They also addressed compilation issues and implemented documentation to assist other developers. The user implemented lazy string evaluation methods and also integrated MDC support.
loggerandroidloggingfacadelogging-framework
jasync-sql/jasync-sql
Aug 2018 - Jan 2023
Java & Kotlin Async DataBase Driver for MySQL and PostgreSQL written in Kotlin
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:86 releases, 51 reviews, 518 commits in 4 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Ohad primarily focused on bug fixes, compilation issues, and code conversions within the Java and Kotlin-based database driver. They addressed warnings, fixed compilation errors in the MySQL and PostgreSQL driver code, and converted Scala code to Kotlin. Their work involved making code improvements related to performance and stability, including changes to the encoding and decoding processes of database values.
asyncreactivejdbcjdbc-driverjava-kotlin
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