Yann Dirson
Senior Software Development Engineer at Debian
Greater Paris Metropolitan Region France
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Top SchoolYann Dirson is a Senior Software Development Engineer and long-time Debian Developer with 26 years of experience building Linux-based systems from embedded devices to server infrastructure. He combines deep C/C++ and Python skills with expert-level knowledge of engineering tools like Git and Yocto, having led OS and streaming-client development for commercial products such as Shadow Box/Ghost. Yann has driven Linux architecture and testing at companies ranging from Continental (smart antenna systems) to Bertin Technologies, where he designed full-system validation frameworks for secure, non-networked environments. Currently at Vates working on Xen Orchestra/XCP-ng, he bridges open source community stewardship with product-focused engineering. Known for pragmatic problem solving, he often tackles low-level reproducibility and build-system challenges that many teams treat as incidental. Based in Greater Paris, he pairs academic engineering training with a rare blend of long-term open source contribution and hands-on product delivery.
26 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer’s Degree, Engineer’s Degree at Arts et Métiers - École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et MétiersMaster of Advanced Studies, Computer Science, Master of Advanced Studies, Computer Science at Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée
English, German, slavic languages
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Github Skills (200)
libgit210
multithreading10
testing10
subversion10
nokia10
rust-crates10
dom10
mercurial10
unit-testing10
citrix10
programming-language10
cargo10
python10
windows10
backup10
Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
xcp-ng/host-installer
Sep 2022 - Apr 2025
XenServer & XCP-ng Installer
Contributions:7 releases, 45 reviews, 54 PRs in 2 years 7 months
vmsinstallerxenserverdebian-linuxchroot
ydirson/serna-free
Jun 2013 - Apr 2016
Contributions:23 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
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