Alwyn Burger
Software Engineering Lead at CSL Group
Slough, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAlwyn Burger is a Software Engineering Lead based in Slough with 11 years’ experience bridging embedded firmware and higher-level test software, currently leading Devices and Firmware at CSL Group. He holds a Dr.-Ing. in machine learning and embedded systems from the University of Duisburg‑Essen and combines bare‑metal and RTOS firmware development with ATE software engineering, FPGA work and applied ML such as computer vision. Originally an electronic engineer from South Africa, he has a strong academic background including teaching and running an IoT makerspace, which informs his practical, research‑driven approach to product development. Known for turning complex hardware constraints into reliable production firmware, he brings both hands‑on implementation skills and system‑level thinking to cross-disciplinary teams.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (MEng) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Master of Engineering (MEng) Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Stellenbosch UniversityDoctor of Engineering - Dr.-Ing. Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Doctor of Engineering - Dr.-Ing. Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of Duisburg-Essen
Afrikaans, English, German
Github Skills (30)
distro8
grav8
wordpress8
busybox8
linux-kernel7
ministry7
kernel7
php7
gnome-shell6
linux6
linux-distribution6
joomla6
gnome5
joomla-component5
rocket5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
AlwynBarry/SimplePrayerDiary
Nov 2022 - Feb 2025
Contributions:2 releases, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 2 months
AlwynBarry/w3-theme
Mar 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:5 releases, 28 commits, 69 pushes in 8 months
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