Steve D.
About Steve D.
Steve D. is a Senior Software Engineer at Barracuda in Ann Arbor, MI, with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Michigan.
Company
Steve D. is currently employed at Barracuda (NYSE: CUDA) as a Senior Software Engineer. The company is located in Ann Arbor, MI. Barracuda is known for providing security and data protection solutions to a variety of clients.
Title
Steve D. holds the title of Senior Software Engineer. In this role, he is responsible for designing and implementing software solutions, enhancing existing functionalities, and leading projects within the company.
Education and Expertise
Steve D. studied at the University of Michigan, where he completed a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from 2010 to 2014. His academic background laid a strong foundation for his career in software engineering.
Professional Projects
Steve D. has notably designed and implemented Moebius RPC bindings for Python. Additionally, he developed an integration test suite using Python bindings to simulate various disk structure corruption scenarios. These projects highlight his expertise in software development and testing.
Innovations in Disk Format
Steve D. led the design and implementation of the next generation (v7) Moebius disk format. This version includes enhancements such as metadata redundancy, better checksums, incomplete write detection, reduced fixed overhead, and robust event logging, significantly improving disk reliability and performance.
Hardware Problem Detection
Steve D. implemented features to detect and tolerate obscure hardware problems. These enhancements help reduce user error, improving the overall user experience and system reliability at Barracuda.