Olivier Cochard-Labbé
Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France
Summary
👤
SeniorOlivier Cochard-labbé is a seasoned software engineer with over 20 years of experience in IP networking, architectures, security, and BSD-based systems. He is the founder and lead developer of the BSD Router Project and FreeNAS, and a longtime FreeBSD ports maintainer, reflecting a rare blend of open-source leadership and production-grade engineering. Currently a Senior Software Engineer in Test at Netflix, he applies rigorous testing and networking expertise to ship robust, scalable services. An active educator as a visiting lecturer at Université de Rennes I, he also contributes to open-source tooling such as MLVPN, where his backend work enables per-link routing tables on FreeBSD/OpenBSD. Based in Nantes, France, he holds the CCIE in routing and switching (No. 14041) and has a track record of turning complex networks into practical, auditable solutions.
16 years of coding experience
Github Skills (13)
c1710
url-routing10
sh10
script10
shell10
c1110
networking10
scripting10
build-automation10
openbsd10
freebsd10
configuration-management9
system-administration9
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
freebsd/poudriere
Nov 2015 - Aug 2020
Port/Package build and test system
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer / System Engineer
DevOps Engineer / System EngineerContributions:3 reviews, 8 commits, 20 PRs in 4 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Olivier contributed to the `poudriere` project, which involves building and testing FreeBSD ports and packages. Their commits primarily focus on system-level modifications and enhancements to the build environment. They added functionality to the miniroot environment, addressed permission issues within the image creation process, and also refactored and cleaned up build scripts. These changes improve the system's functionality and robustness.
freebsdsystem-testshellbuild-automationfreebsd-ports
zehome/MLVPN
Mar 2016 - Apr 2016
Multi-link VPN (ADSL/SDSL/xDSL/Network aggregation / bonding)
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 2 PRs, 4 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Olivier primarily contributed to the backend functionality of the mlvpn project, focusing on network configuration and routing table management. Their commits introduced support for FreeBSD and OpenBSD, allowing users to select specific routing tables (FIBs) for individual network links. They modified the configuration files to include options for defining the FIB to be used, alongside other network settings. These changes aimed to improve the flexibility and control of mlvpn's network aggregation capabilities.
aggregationadslvpnwireguardlink
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.