Adam Charrett
Summary
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SeniorAdam Charrett is a Principal Software Engineer with 15 years of experience leading embedded software teams in the video and set-top box industry, now driving architecture and delivery at Synamedia. He combines deep expertise in Embedded C/C++, Embedded Linux and Python with proven leadership from roles at Cisco, NDS and Philips Semiconductors. Comfortable at the intersection of firmware and application stacks, he has a track record of shipping robust, product-grade systems for complex consumer hardware. Adam holds a Master's in Computer Science from The University of Manchester and is known for pragmatic engineering trade-offs that balance time-to-market with long-term maintainability. Based in the Greater Southampton area, he brings both hands-on coding and mentoring skills, often bridging hardware constraints with cloud-integrated services. A detail people don’t always expect: his career progression reflects sustained impact on broadcast delivery platforms across multiple industry-defining vendors.
16 years of coding experience
Github Skills (49)
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
freevo/freevo1
Jul 2010 - Feb 2013
Contributions:220 commits in 2 years 7 months
charrea6/homething
Dec 2018 - Dec 2022
Contributions:229 commits, 93 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 1 month
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