Simon Knee
Software Engineer at Facebook
Del Mar, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSimon Knee is a seasoned software engineer and hands-on technical leader with over a decade of experience building and shipping complex networking and embedded systems from silicon to system software. He has led international engineering teams at Broadcom and Facebook, drove Broadcom’s pivot to SONiC and open-source initiatives that unlocked significant revenue and industry adoption, and holds a PhD in parallel processing underpinning his expertise in multi-core and distributed systems. Equally comfortable writing C/C++/Python/Go code and architecting SoC-integrated network stacks, he combines deep protocol and NOS knowledge with product-focused delivery, CI/CD, and ISO-quality processes. A four-time patent holder in routing and SoC architectures, he’s notable for translating research-grade parallel algorithms into production silicon and for moving proprietary switch software into the open source ecosystem. Based in Del Mar, California, he blends technical depth, clear executive communication, and a practical obsession with shipping scalable, maintainable systems.
12 years of coding experience
33 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Software Methods for Massively Parallel Systems, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Software Methods for Massively Parallel Systems at University of OxfordMaster of Arts - MA, Computer Science, Master of Arts - MA, Computer Science at University of Cambridge
Github Skills (12)
switch10
openflow9
aerospike9
dataflow-programming9
abstraction9
flow-based-programming8
networking8
data-collection8
dataflow8
plane7
sonic5
elt4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Broadcom-Switch/BroadView-Instrumentation
Mar 2015 - May 2017
Contributions:2 releases, 5 commits, 3 pushes in 2 years 2 months
Broadcom-Switch/OpenNSL
Mar 2015 - Dec 2017
Contributions:24 releases, 24 commits, 26 pushes in 2 years 10 months
networkingswitch
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