Simone Magnani
Software Engineer at Isovalent
Italy
Summary
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Top SchoolSimone Magnani is a software engineer with seven years of experience specializing in eBPF, Cilium, and low-level Linux datapath work, currently building connectivity and encryption features at Isovalent (Cisco). With a strong research background—PhD studies in AI and a stint at IBM—he blends rigorous academic thinking with practical systems programming. His open-source contributions include extending the widely used iovisor/bcc project with new Queue and Stack map types and clang integration, reflecting deep familiarity with BPF toolchains and kernel interfaces. He holds top honors in computer engineering from Politecnico di Torino and a bachelor’s from Università di Bologna, underscoring consistent academic excellence. Known for "solving problems one commit at a time," Simone is comfortable moving between C++ system code, Python tooling, and kernel-level design. Colleagues value his ability to turn low-level primitives into reliable, testable components that power cloud-native networking.
7 years of coding experience
University of BolognaDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence at Università degli Studi di GenovaMaster's degree, Computer Engineering, 110L/110, Master's degree, Computer Engineering, 110L/110 at Politecnico di Torino
Italian, English
Github Skills (13)
packet10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
system-programming10
filter10
bpf10
python9
linux-kernel9
system-testing8
unit-testing8
qtest8
py7
testing7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
iovisor/bcc
Jun 2020 - Apr 2021
BCC - Tools for BPF-based Linux IO analysis, networking, monitoring, and more
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & System Programmer
Back-end Developer & System ProgrammerContributions:4 reviews, 7 commits, 3 PRs in 10 months
Contributions summary:Simone primarily focused on extending the functionality of the BCC (BPF Compiler Collection) library by introducing new map types, specifically Queue and Stack tables. They implemented the necessary C++ abstractions and supporting methods (push/pop/peek) for these new table types. Additionally, the user integrated the new functionality with the clang frontend, adding support for declaring and interacting with these Queue and Stack maps within the BPF environment. The work also included tests and Python support.
bpfbcclinuxnetworkingebpf
s41m0n/AirplaneReservation-Website
Jun 2019 - Jun 2019
Contributions:99 commits in 19 days
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