Adam Smith
Senior Software Engineering Manager at SpaceX
Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAdam Smith is a senior software engineering manager with 12 years of experience building mission-critical satellite software and networking systems. Currently leading and hiring engineering teams at SpaceX, he has progressed from hands-on roles in space-to-ground networking and cryptographic systems to managing satellite bus software, constellation tools, and test infrastructure. His background includes math-focused software development at Wolfram, where he worked on natural language understanding and step-by-step solution engines, and an unusual side role as a newspaper editor who ran content operations and publishing. Based in Amherst, MA, he combines rigorous mathematical training with deep systems and networking expertise to solve complex, security-sensitive problems at scale. Known for moving between individual contributor and leadership paths, he brings both technical depth and creative communication skills to high-stakes aerospace engineering.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteBachelor of Science - BS Mathematics, Bachelor of Science - BS Mathematics at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Github Skills (13)
syntax-highlighting10
captcha5
code-golf4
cpp3
verification3
linux3
audio3
lisp3
common-lisp3
golang2
programming-language2
smalltalk2
go1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
dasmithii/RecursiveLatticeGenerator
Nov 2014 - Nov 2014
Contributions:43 commits in 3 days
ssor/GobDB
Oct 2014 - Oct 2014
Contributions:34 commits in 4 days
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