Sakari Poussa
Cloud Software Architect at Intel Corporation
Helsinki, Mainland Finland
Summary
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Top SchoolSakari Poussa is a Cloud Software Architect based in Helsinki with three decades of software systems experience and over a decade focused on cloud-native architecture, Kubernetes, and service mesh technologies at Intel. He bridges deep systems-level expertise—from Linux kernels and networking protocols to web runtimes—with pragmatic cloud engineering, enabling Intel acceleration and security features upstream and for customers. His career spans senior technical and leadership roles at Nokia and Intel, driving platform initiatives such as MeeGo, Crosswalk, and mobile OS networking stacks. An active contributor to Istio tooling, he has improved benchmarking automation and metrics collection for service mesh performance testing. Known for fixing hard build and cross-platform issues in Chromium-based projects, he combines hands-on coding discipline with strategic architecture delivery. He brings a rare mix of kernel-to-cloud perspective and a history of shipping production-critical systems in telecom and datacenter environments.
13 years of coding experience
29 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan
Github Skills (18)
kubernetes10
c-language10
bash10
gcp10
performance-testing10
automation10
kubernetes-pods10
macos10
automations10
cprogramming-language10
dockers9
build-system9
docker9
istio9
helm8
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
istio/tools
Aug 2020 - Jan 2023
Tools shared by several Istio repositories
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & Performance Engineer
DevOps Engineer & Performance EngineerContributions:1 review, 6 commits, 7 PRs in 2 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Sakari primarily contributed to improving the performance and automation of Istio benchmark tests. They modified scripts related to cluster creation, deletion, and setup within the `istio-install` directory. Their work included enhancing the benchmark scripts themselves and adjusting the deployment of service monitors. The user also worked on improving the collection of metrics and the post-processing of results.
istio
crosswalk-project/crosswalk
Aug 2013 - Jun 2014
A web runtime built on Chrome. This project is currently unmaintained.
Role in this project:Software Engineer (Focus on Code Style/Build Fixes)
Software Engineer (Focus on Code Style/Build Fixes)Contributions:15 commits, 2 comments in 10 months
Contributions summary:Sakari's contributions primarily focused on addressing build issues and adhering to Chromium-style coding conventions within the Crosswalk project. They implemented necessary changes to ensure compatibility across different platforms, specifically Mac. Their work involved refactoring code to include "OVERRIDE" keywords, correcting constructor/destructor implementations, and fixing build-related errors. The user also addressed specific coding style violations related to inline methods and explicit destructors.
chrome
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