Aqil Contractor
Firmware Engineer Intern at Rochester Institute of Technology
Louisville Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolAqil Contractor is an ASIC Design Engineer at Amazon with eight years of hands-on experience bridging software and hardware—from full-stack JavaScript projects in his teens to low-level C, assembly and operating systems work. He combines production engineering rigor (ship-tested at Project Kuiper) with microelectronics expertise developed through electrical engineering studies and internships in firmware and ASIC design. His background includes disciplined leadership and crisis-tested problem solving from service as a CBRN specialist in the US Army, where he trained large teams and managed high-stakes logistics. Aqil is comfortable owning complex cross-team integrations, automating arduous test workflows, and translating system-level requirements into validated hardware/software features. He maintains an active GitHub portfolio that documents his long-running curiosity about how computers work and a penchant for building ambitious systems. Based in Louisville, he brings a rare mix of operational grit, teaching experience, and deep technical curiosity to chip and firmware design.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor's Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor's Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Rochester Institute of TechnologyAssociate's degree, Computer Programming/Programmer, General, Associate's degree, Computer Programming/Programmer, General at New Albany Senior High SchoolAssociate of Science - AS, General Studies, Associate of Science - AS, General Studies at Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington
Gujarati, Hindi, Japanese, Latin, Urdu, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (200)
bundler10
command-palette10
spotify10
jsx10
unix10
id310
mp310
nodejs10
playlists10
windows10
code-editor10
music10
vulkan10
javascript10
rust10
Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
aqilc/ctetris
Jul 2022 - Dec 2022
Contributions:27 commits, 8 pushes, 1 issue in 4 months
aqilc/osukps
Feb 2021 - Oct 2022
A keys-per-second meter for osu! (or any rythm game), useful for live streaming and making videos
Contributions:1 release, 3 commits, 3 pushes in 1 year 8 months
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