Paulo Zulato

São Paulo, Brazil

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Paulo Zulato is a telecommunications researcher and embedded software developer based in São Paulo with five years of professional experience and graduate training in telecommunications from Unicamp and an electrical engineering background from USP. He specializes in Linux-based embedded systems, network bridging/switching/routing and protocols such as L2TP, NETCONF, SPB/PBB, IS-IS and STP variants, and brings strong C/C++/Assembly skills plus cross-compilation and remote debugging expertise. Paulo pairs systems-level programming and network virtualization know-how with practical DevOps experience, contributing to high-profile open-source projects like the scalable EMQX MQTT broker and the security-focused Ockam project where he improved Elixir implementations, reliability and documentation. Notably, his contributions span both backend/security engineering and operational scripting—demonstrating an uncommon blend of deep protocol knowledge and hands-on system integration.

5 years of coding experience

Mestrado em Telecomunicações, Engenharia de Telecomunicações, Mestrado em Telecomunicações, Engenharia de Telecomunicações at Universidade Estadual de Campinas

University of São Paulo

English, Portuguese

Github Skills (26)

brokers10

erlang10

elixir10

mqtt10

broker10

mqttnet10

security10

message-broker10

devops10

oracles9

authentication9

user-authentication9

distributed-systems9

error-handling9

encryption9

Programming languages (4)

CRustHTMLErlang

Github contributions (5)

emqx/emqx

Mar 2023 - Sep 2023

The most scalable open-source MQTT broker for IoT, IIoT, and connected vehicles

Role in this project:

Backend Developer & DevOps Engineer

Contributions:217 reviews, 77 PRs, 33 pushes in 6 months

Contributions summary:Paulo's contributions primarily revolve around enhancements and fixes within the EMQX MQTT broker project. They demonstrate expertise in Erlang by addressing compatibility issues and implementing features related to the broker's core functionality, such as the "eval" command. Furthermore, the user's work extends into the area of DevOps with changes impacting shell scripts used for containerization and testing, and into the system architecture by adding configurations to the TCP keepalive and logging level. They also address Oracle database integration.

mqtt-servertelecomconnectedlwm2mmqtt-broker

build-trust/ockam

Sep 2023 - Oct 2023

Orchestrate end-to-end encryption, cryptographic identities, mutual authentication, and authorization policies between distributed applications – at massive scale.

Role in this project:

Back-end & Security Engineer

Contributions:6 PRs, 6 comments in 27 days

Contributions summary:Paulo primarily contributed to the Elixir codebase, fixing bugs and refactoring code related to Elixir implementations. They addressed issues in examples and replaced deprecated functions. Additionally, the user corrected documentation and improved error handling across several core components, including secure channels, messaging, and transport layers. Their work demonstrates a focus on maintaining code quality, and ensuring the security and reliability of the Ockam platform.

policyenforcemente2eeidentitycredentials

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