Petr Lapukhov
Network Engineer at NVIDIA
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPetr Lapukhov is a seasoned network engineer with over 20 years in networking and 12 years of hands-on experience designing, operating, and automating large-scale network and HPC systems across Meta, Microsoft, and now NVIDIA. He blends deep protocol and UNIX system expertise with software development skills, contributing to high-profile open-source projects like folly, fboss and fbthrift—work that touches C++ libraries, switch control, and Thrift-based server infrastructure. Known for improving routing, testing infrastructure, and network control/monitoring tooling, he brings practical experience in DGX cloud and per-server routing at hyperscale. Earlier roles in CCIE/CCDE training and NOC leadership underscore his knack for mentoring and operational resilience. Based in Sunnyvale, he pairs rigorous applied-math training with a pragmatic engineering approach to simplify complex distributed networking problems.
11 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
MSc Applied Mathematics, MSc Applied Mathematics at Kazan State University
English, Russian
Github Skills (28)
asynchronous10
c-language10
async10
net10
build-system10
networking10
network10
thrift10
cprogramming-language10
json9
event-handling9
dword9
dt9
datastructures-algorithms8
performance-tuning8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
facebook/fboss
May 2016 - Mar 2018
Facebook Open Switching System
Software for controlling network switches.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:26 commits in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Petr's contributions primarily revolve around enhancing the configuration and functionality of the Facebook Open Switching System (fboss). They added features for generating routes, particularly per-server /64 routes, and made code adjustments to improve build processes. The user also worked on mocking wrappers for BCM API calls, facilitating the testing of the system. These changes indicate a focus on improving the system's routing capabilities and testing infrastructure.
facebookcontrollingswitchingsystem-softwareswitches
facebook/fbthrift
Jun 2014 - Aug 2018
Facebook's branch of Apache Thrift, including a new C++ server.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits in 4 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Petr primarily contributed to back-end development and infrastructure improvements within the Thrift framework. Their work includes adding features to server functionality, fixing build issues, and making D code compatible with newer compiler versions. The user also made minor adjustments to the load generation tools and corrected a broken assertion within the codebase. The user's commits suggest involvement in optimizing build processes and ensuring compatibility with evolving software versions.
cppapache-thriftc-plus-plusapachefacebook
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