Summary
Tao Guo is a senior software engineer with 11 years of deep experience in Linux kernel development, distributed file systems, and RAID/volume technologies, currently based in San Jose. He has driven storage architecture and reliability work across Nimble Storage, EMC/Data Domain and Panasas, including storage pool design for scale-out systems, DD-RAID enhancements, and kernel upgrades. Tao’s background combines a Master’s focus in distributed file systems from the Institute of Computing Technology (CAS) with hands-on rescue of customer data in catastrophic RAID failures, demonstrating both research grounding and operational grit. He excels at performance tuning and low-level systems engineering, bringing rare expertise in recovering and hardening large-scale storage deployments.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Beihang University
Master, Distributed File System, Computer Science, Master, Distributed File System, Computer Science at Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences