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 (57)
ipmi10
canopen10
buildroot9
distro9
packaging9
armv89
musl9
linux-shell9
receiver9
tablet9
swift9
chroot9
python8
pwntools8
solace8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
benjaminaltieri/dev-setup
Jan 2018 - Jan 2022
Contributions:31 pushes, 4 branches in 4 years
benjaminaltieri/benjaminaltieri.com
Feb 2020 - Oct 2024
Contributions:2 PRs, 8 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 7 months
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