Austin Shalit
Manager, Software Engineering at SpaceX
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAustin Shalit is a software engineering manager with 11 years of experience who currently leads teams at SpaceX, progressing through individual contributor and lead roles since 2021. He combines robotics and software expertise from a dual B.S. in Robotics Engineering and Computer Science with hands-on experience at DEKA and sustained open-source contributions to prominent FIRST Robotics WPILib projects, improving docs, QA, and Java/C++ libraries. Known for bridging technical detail and team delivery, he has contributed practical improvements like joystick port accessors and machine-learning documentation for robotics users. Based in Los Angeles, he brings a pragmatic, systems-oriented approach to shipping reliable, documented robotics and embedded software at scale.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science in Robotics Engineering & Computer Science Robotics Engineering & Computer Science, Bachelor of Science in Robotics Engineering & Computer Science Robotics Engineering & Computer Science at Worcester Polytechnic InstituteHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Milken Community School
Github Skills (11)
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c-language10
restructuredtext10
cprogramming-language10
wpilib10
java10
documentation10
testing10
api-design8
translation7
machine-learning5
Programming languages (23)
Github contributions (5)
wpilibsuite/allwpilib
Jul 2016 - May 2022
Official Repository of WPILibJ and WPILibC
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & QA Engineer
Back-end Developer & QA EngineerContributions:4 releases, 75 reviews, 142 commits in 5 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Austin primarily contributed to the WPILibJ and WPILibC repositories, adding functionality to the Joystick class by implementing a method to retrieve the port number. They also updated JavaDoc for the IterativeRobot and Compressor classes. Furthermore, the user worked on several quality assurance tasks, documenting test cases and making documentation more accurate.
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wpilibsuite/frc-docs
Jun 2019 - Apr 2021
Official FRC Documentation powered by Read the Docs
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:159 reviews, 44 commits, 341 PRs in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Austin's contributions primarily involve modifying and improving the documentation for the `frc-docs` repository. These changes include fixing spelling errors, correcting formatting issues, updating links to point to release documentation, incorporating information on the Romi robot, and addressing known issues within the system. The user also added content related to machine learning and translation support, demonstrating a focus on enhancing the documentation's accuracy, completeness, and accessibility.
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