Salvatore Benedetto is a Senior Software Engineer with 18 years of hands-on experience building embedded systems, Linux drivers, and low-level software across automotive, consumer electronics, and cloud-scale environments. He has deep expertise in C and modern C++, a strong Linux kernel background (including authorship of the KPP API in the kernel crypto subsystem and QAT maintenance), and a track record of delivering high-stakes features under aggressive deadlines. His recent roles at Meta/Facebook and BMW Group show a progression from device-level driver development to system applications at large tech organizations. Based in Lugano, Switzerland, he blends rigorous engineering with pragmatic architecture and a persistent interest in autonomous driving and AI. Less obvious: he began contributing to OS projects as a student (Haiku/GSoC) and has consistently bridged firmware/assembly-level debugging with higher-level system design. Colleagues rely on him for solving thorny low-level problems while keeping product and security constraints front and center.
18 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering, Bachelor, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering at Cybersecurity Labs
Master, Computer Engineering, Master, Computer Engineering at Università di Pisa
The Haiku operating system. (Pull requests will be ignored; patches may be sent to https://review.haiku-os.org).
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