Benjamin Altieri
Technical Lead, Software Engineering at QuantumScape
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBenjamin Altieri is a hands-on technical lead with 11 years of experience building embedded and systems software for high-tech hardware companies, currently leading software engineering at QuantumScape in San Francisco. With a Physics BA from UC Berkeley and early research in radiation detection, he brings a strong analytical background to complex firmware and embedded system challenges. His career spans product-focused roles from fledgling startups to leadership at Swift Navigation, where he managed embedded teams delivering precision navigation systems. Comfortable bridging hardware and software, he excels at turning low-level algorithms into robust production code and mentoring engineers through that translation. Outside work he signals a creative streak—“Physics, High Tech and Rock 'n' Roll”—suggesting he blends technical rigor with unconventional problem-solving.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts, Physics, Bachelor of Arts, Physics at University of California, Berkeley
Japanese
Github Skills (33)
docker10
javascript10
dependabot10
pnpm10
python10
elixir10
rubygems10
dotnet10
terraform10
elm10
java10
ruby10
php10
go10
rust10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
benjaminaltieri/dotvim
Aug 2016 - Dec 2025
Contributions:34 pushes, 4 branches in 9 years 5 months
benjaminaltieri/killer-slackbot
May 2018 - Apr 2021
dis be a killah
Contributions:4 PRs, 2 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 11 months
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