Summary
Ashwin Raman is a seasoned embedded systems engineer with about a decade of experience delivering low-power, protocol-driven firmware for mobile communication devices. Currently an Embedded System Engineer at Apple (since 2024), he drives end-to-end firmware design for cutting-edge hardware. Previously at Qualcomm, he progressed from Engineer (2016-2019) to Senior Firmware Engineer (2019-2021) to Staff Firmware Engineer (2021-2023), leading work on protocol stacks and power-efficient firmware. His background includes teaching as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Embedded Systems Design at UC Boulder and early R&D modem internships, reflecting strong hardware-software co-design exposure. He holds a BITS Pilani degree in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, plus an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder, complemented by an MS in Biology, illustrating interdisciplinary curiosity. Based in San Diego, he combines practical engineering rigor with a systems-level mindset to deliver reliable firmware for next-generation mobile and IoT platforms.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BITS Pilani, Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya
Master's Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master's Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder
English, Hindi, Tamil