Ann Taraday
About Ann Taraday
Ann Taraday is a Senior Software Engineer at Mirantis, where she has worked since 2020, contributing to the OpenStack Neutron project and integrating various cloud technologies. She has extensive experience in software development, automation, and cloud infrastructure, having held multiple engineering roles at Mirantis since 2013.
Work at Mirantis
Ann Taraday has been a Senior Software Engineer at Mirantis since 2020, contributing to the company's projects for four years. Prior to her current role, she held various positions at Mirantis, including Junior Software Engineer from 2013 to 2015, Software Engineer from 2015 to 2017, and Senior Software Engineer from 2017 to 2020. Throughout her tenure, she has been involved in significant projects, including the OpenStack Neutron project as part of the core review team.
Education and Expertise
Ann Taraday studied at Saratov State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky, where she focused on Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, earning a specialist degree from 2009 to 2014. Her educational background supports her expertise in software engineering and cloud technologies. She has developed skills in writing pipelines, shell scripts, and conducting various types of tests, including unit, functional, and end-to-end tests.
Technical Skills and Technologies
Ann Taraday possesses a diverse skill set in software engineering and cloud technologies. She is proficient in a range of tools and technologies, including Git, Gerrit, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Cassandra DB, Salt, Kubernetes, Docker, HAproxy, Helm, Kafka, ZooKeeper, Redis, Jenkins, and Bash. Her experience includes developing Kubernetes operators using operator-sdk and automating backup-restore procedures for database backends in the Tungstenfabric operator.
Project Involvement
Ann Taraday has played a key role in integrating OpenStack projects into Salt and Kubernetes-based cloud platforms. She has also worked on the integration of Tungsten Fabric (OpenContrail) with the Mirantis OpenStack Kubernetes Platform. Her contributions to these projects demonstrate her ability to work with complex cloud infrastructures and enhance the functionality of existing systems.