Mustafa Karaca
About Mustafa Karaca
Mustafa Karaca is a Senior Developer at Liberty Global, specializing in Gateway Software. He has extensive experience in software engineering, having worked at several companies including AirTies Wireless Networks and Kron, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi.
Current Role at Liberty Global
Mustafa Karaca currently serves as a Senior Developer in Gateway Software at Liberty Global, a position he has held since 2021. He works in Schiphol-Rijk, North Holland, Netherlands. In this role, he is responsible for developing and enhancing software solutions that support gateway functionalities.
Previous Experience at Liberty Global
Prior to his current role, Mustafa Karaca worked at Liberty Global as a Gateway Software Developer from 2020 to 2021. During this time, he contributed to various software development projects aimed at improving gateway performance and functionality.
Career at AirTies Wireless Networks
Mustafa Karaca spent a significant portion of his career at AirTies Wireless Networks. He began as a Software Engineer from 2007 to 2016, where he developed software solutions for wireless networking. He later advanced to the position of Senior Software Engineer from 2016 to 2017, further enhancing his expertise in software development.
Education in Computer Engineering
Mustafa Karaca earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi (Yildiz Technical University) between 2002 and 2011. His education provided him with a strong foundation in computer science principles and software development techniques.
Technical Contributions and Achievements
Throughout his career, Mustafa Karaca has made significant technical contributions. He designed and implemented the SSM multicast forwarding feature, which included creating a proxy daemon and hardware acceleration patches. He also improved inter-process message overhead, reducing CPU usage by 10% through an enhanced mutex lock API. Additionally, he achieved a 40% reduction in CPU usage by replacing a busy waiting based userspace switch driver with a hardware interrupt driven kernel driver.