Daniel Axtens

Daniel Axtens has a diverse work experience, starting with their current role as a Staff Software Engineer at Fastly since 2023. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Fastly from 2022 to 2023.

Before joining Fastly, Daniel worked at IBM from 2019 to 2022 as a Software Engineer specializing in Linux kernel and boot security.

From 2017 to 2019, Daniel worked remotely as a Software Engineer at Canonical Ltd., where they provided engineering support to Ubuntu Advantage customers, focusing on kernel debugging, analysis, and issue resolution. Daniel worked on various kernel areas, including networking, file systems, memory management, scheduling, locking, virtualization, and hardware enablement.

At IBM from 2015 to 2017, Daniel held two roles. Initially, they served as an OpenPOWER Performance Engineer, optimizing customer-critical workloads. Daniel made notable improvements in erasure coding performance utilizing Power's vector instructions. Prior to that, they were a Graduate Software Developer at IBM's Australian Development Lab.

In 2013 and 2014, Daniel co-founded and worked as a Director and Developer at DigiACTive Pty Ltd, a company that won first prize in Round 1 of the Digital Canberra Challenge. They developed a web-based proof of concept system to streamline event permit applications in the ACT.

From 2012 to 2014, Daniel worked as a Web/IT Contractor for various clients as a self-employed contractor. Prior to that, they had roles at the University of Western Australia, including Web Casual, Tutor, and UniSkills Study Group Leader, where they supported website conversion, conducted tutorials, and facilitated study groups for physics and mathematics students.

Overall, Daniel has gained experience in software engineering, kernel development, performance optimization, web development, and teaching in their diverse work history.

Daniel Axtens has a Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from The University of Western Australia. Daniel also holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronic and Communications Systems Engineering from The Australian National University. In addition, they have additional certifications in Computing for Data Analysis and Cryptography I from Coursera, although the specific details of when they obtained these certifications are not provided.