Summary
Aaron Williams is a Senior Software Engineer with 15 years focused on embedded systems, network processors, and low-level networking software, currently working on U-Boot, ATF, and Linux for Marvell/Cavium Octeon platforms. He brings deep MIPS expertise—having added MIPS support to Valgrind—and a proven track record implementing full router datapaths on Agere and Cavium NPUs. Comfortable across VxWorks and Linux, his work spans device drivers, IPSec, MPLS, IPv4/IPv6 forwarding, and tight hardware-software co-design informed by schematics and VHDL. Known for performance-focused optimization and memory-constrained engineering, he also has hands-on experience with Agere FPL and Cisco/Infusion control-plane models. Based in Fremont, CA, he is not seeking new roles now but aims to broaden his IPv6 and networking domain experience.
15 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
University of California Santa Cruz