Or Mergi
Software Engineer at Red Hat
Summary
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RockstarOr Mergi is a software engineer with seven years of hands-on experience in cloud-native and virtualization tooling, specializing in test automation, networking, and CI/CD improvements. He has contributed to high-profile open-source projects like OpenShift and KubeVirt, implementing and refining network segmentation tests and simplifying IPv6 network defaults for better developer ergonomics. Comfortable working across QA, backend, and DevOps boundaries, he blends rigorous test design with pragmatic runtime changes to improve reliability in distributed systems. Based in Israel, he brings a practical focus on networking behavior in Kubernetes environments and a track record of adapting tests and dependencies to evolving upstream requirements.
7 years of coding experience
Github Skills (10)
kubernetes10
go10
openshift10
networking10
cicd10
kubernetes-pods10
virtualization10
testing10
yaml9
container7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
kubevirt/kubevirt
Apr 2020 - Jun 2022
Kubernetes Virtualization API and runtime in order to define and manage virtual machines.
Role in this project:
Backend & DevOps Engineer
Backend & DevOps EngineerContributions:1427 reviews, 100 commits, 166 PRs in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Or primarily contributed to the core functionality of the Kubernetes Virtualization API and runtime by modifying the default VM's IPv6 CIDR to a shorter, more user-friendly address. The changes included modifications to network configuration tests, and improvements to the handling of network interfaces in a Kubernetes environment. Furthermore, the user was also involved in bumping dependencies, integrating CI/CD changes.
apivmsmachineslibvirtruntime
openshift/origin
Aug 2024 - Jan 2025
Conformance test suite for OpenShift
Role in this project:QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:27 reviews, 6 PRs, 89 comments in 5 months
Contributions summary:Or primarily contributed to the test suite for OpenShift, focusing on network segmentation features. Their work involved creating and modifying tests that utilize the UserDefinedNetwork CRD to verify connectivity and isolation in various network topologies. The user implemented tests for both L2 and L3 network scenarios, ensuring the correct behavior of the network segmentation features. They also addressed issues and updated the test assertions to accommodate changes in the project.
containerscontinuous-deploymentcaaspaascontinuous-testing
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