Everett Pompeii is a senior software engineer with a focus on real-time systems. As a recovering C++ developer, he now enjoys working primarily in Rust. He is a contributor and maintainer for several open source projects, the most recent of which is Bencher, a suite of continuous benchmarking tools designed to catch performance regressions in CI.

Everett has written for InfoQ, The New Stack, and Open Referral. He has spoken at several conferences including LinuxCon and has been honored as a Linux Foundation Mentor for detecting and preventing software performance regressions.

Professionally, Everett has worked in a variety of programming languages: Rust, C, C++, Python, JavaScript, Typescript, Go, Java, Ruby, Bash, SQL, and more. Currently, he is building unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and ground control stations (GCS) in Rust. Previously, he worked on Runtime Application Self-Protection libraries using LangSec principles with eBPF and other Linux Kernel primitives. He has lead ground braking research on DARPA IDAS. While working on Cross Domain Solutions, Everett co-lead the design and development of a new product secure enough to meet NSA standards.