Avneesh Sarwate
Software Engineer at Descript
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAvneesh Sarwate is a software engineer with 12 years of experience building multimedia and data-driven systems, currently at Descript after roles at Castle, Layers, and Vimeo. He blends real-time graphics, audio DSP, and Unity-based desktop video editing with production-grade data pipelines and frontend work, reflecting a rare crossover between creative coding and backend engineering. A former EarSketch developer and audiovisual creative coder, he brings pedagogical insight into music-technology tools alongside practical product delivery. Princeton-trained in computer science with an MS in Music Technology from Georgia Tech, he specializes in making interactive media performant and maintainable at scale. Notably, his background spans low-level C++/audio work through React frontends, enabling him to bridge teams across graphics, audio, and data domains.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Music Technology, Master of Science - MS, Music Technology at Georgia Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science at Princeton University
Github Skills (47)
wiimote9
juce9
midi-controller9
midi9
ableton-live8
music8
audio8
flame8
gfx8
metalkit8
ide8
synthesis8
live-coding7
kernel6
swift6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
AvneeshSarwate/SkipStep
Jul 2013 - May 2018
Contributions:255 commits, 57 pushes in 4 years 10 months
AvneeshSarwate/Pydal
Dec 2015 - Jan 2018
Contributions:81 commits, 77 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
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