Axel Blackburn
Senior Software Engineer at Apple
United States
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Top SchoolAxel Blackburn is a Senior Software Engineer with 15 years building high-reliability embedded systems across consumer electronics, payment terminals, robotics, and spacecraft. He’s shipped kernel display drivers at Apple, designed RTOS components and validated production lines for secure payment hardware at Block (Square), and developed onboard satellite software at Planet, demonstrating a rare fluency across hardware, firmware, and systems software. Proficient in C, Python, and Rust, he focuses on telemetry, kernel drivers, and embedded Linux on platforms like STM32, favoring durable, testable designs. Axel combines hands-on debugging in global production settings with mentorship and a deep systems mindset, often bridging field bring-up work with long-term product reliability.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Embedded Systems, Master's degree Embedded Systems at Télécom ParisLicence Computer Sciences, Licence Computer Sciences at Université Montpellier 2
English, French, Japanese, Spanish
Github Skills (2)
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Github contributions (5)
Rekamux/Free-Project
May 2011 - May 2012
Contributions:97 commits in 11 months
Rekamux/Solitaire
May 2012 - Jun 2012
Contributions:31 commits in 10 days
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