Josef Bacik Leaving Meta and Stepping Back from Kernel Development
10 days ago
- #Meta
- #Btrfs
- #Linux Kernel
- Josef Bacik, a long-time Btrfs developer and co-maintainer, is leaving Meta.
- He is stepping back from Linux kernel development as his primary job.
- Bacik announced his departure from Meta and his new role at Anthropic AI.
- He will be joining Anthropic to help scale their infrastructure, utilizing his kernel and systems expertise.
- This marks the first time in his career he steps back from kernel development as his main focus.