Or Kamara
Chief Technology Officer at I-NEXT Data
Israel
Summary
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Top SchoolOr Kamara is a seasoned technology leader and current CTO based in Israel with 8 years of professional experience driving cloud-native and security-focused developer products. Previously at Snyk he scaled engineering orgs and launched multiple product lines—from containers and Infrastructure-as-Code to Snyk Code—leading teams of ~40 engineers and shepherding products from zero to thousands of customers. He combines hands-on backend development (notably contributing Docker and Kubernetes detection enhancements to the widely used Snyk CLI) with strategic org design and product roadmap ownership. His background includes progressive engineering leadership in the Israeli government, giving him a rare blend of public-sector rigour and startup velocity. Or holds an MS in Computer Science from Tel Aviv University and a BS from Bar-Ilan University, and is known for turning security and developer tooling research into practical, production-grade features. Colleagues describe him as a builder who hires and mentors effectively while staying deeply involved in technical delivery.
8 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Tel Aviv UniversityBachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at Bar-Ilan University
Github Skills (12)
javascript10
docker10
scanning10
dockers10
vulnerability-scanners10
kubernetes-pods9
kubernetes9
snyk9
nodejs8
testing8
monitor7
security7
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
snyk/cli
May 2018 - Apr 2021
Snyk CLI scans and monitors your projects for security vulnerabilities.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:13 reviews, 51 commits, 41 PRs in 2 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Or contributed features to the Snyk CLI, focusing on enhancing the test command's output and providing better Docker integration. Their work included adding functionality to display fixed versions of vulnerabilities, suggesting the use of the `--docker` flag, and sending Docker image layer SHAs. These changes improve the usability and informational value of the Snyk CLI, specifically related to vulnerability scanning and Docker image analysis. They also added Kubernetes configs detection logic.
monitorssarifmonitorsecurity-toolsvulnerabilities
orkamara/OpenRefine
Apr 2021 - May 2023
OpenRefine is a free, open source power tool for working with messy data and improving it
Contributions:9 PRs, 33 pushes, 34 branches in 2 years 1 month
pythondataminingdata-scienceopendataopenrefine
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