Can Bal
CTO at Tonic
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCan Bal is a technology leader and CTO with 14 years of experience building scalable video systems and leading engineering teams across startups and major platforms. He helped architect video backends and live products at Twitter, applied research from a PhD in video compression, and contributed to standards like SHVC and Dolby Vision. Based in San Francisco, he has moved between hands-on engineering and leadership roles, most recently as Head of Engineering at Edge Delta and now leading Tonic’s technology strategy. He combines deep domain expertise in video codecs and systems with product-focused execution on misinformation-fighting projects such as Birdwatch. Known for bridging research and production, he brings uncommon depth in codec R&D alongside proven delivery of large-scale streaming infrastructure.
14 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, San DiegoMaster of Science (M.Sc.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Bilkent UniversityTED Ankara Koleji
Italian, Turkish, English
Stackoverflow
1,563reputation
103kreached
3answers
7questions
linux
top-5%
command-line
top-5%
Github Skills (91)
python10
automation10
video-recording10
home-assistant10
cpp10
streaming10
broadcasting10
mqtt10
shiny10
obs10
recording10
audio10
screen-capture10
home-automation10
garden10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
twitter-archive/periscope-live-engagement-unity-sdk
Oct 2017 - Apr 2018
Periscope Live Engagement Unity SDK
Contributions:2 commits, 1 push in 6 months
periscopeunity-sdksdkunityengagement
canbal/Marlin
Aug 2019 - Apr 2022
Optimized firmware for RepRap 3D printers based on the Arduino platform.
Contributions:4 PRs, 42 pushes, 26 branches in 2 years 8 months
firmwarereprap3d-printeratmelarduino
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