Casey Doran
Senior Software Engineer, Starlink Flight Software at SpaceX
Kirkland, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCasey Doran is a senior software engineer with 12 years of experience who transitioned from teaching software engineering to building flight software for Starlink, driven by a mission to expand affordable internet globally. At SpaceX he’s progressed from software test engineer to senior roles, combining hands-on embedded and vehicle-level systems work with team leadership on human-rated reusable rockets. A Linux enthusiast and open source advocate, he has contributed mobile fixes to the Torque2D engine to improve iOS and Emscripten compatibility. Philosophical about testing and methodical in software maintenance, Casey pairs rigorous engineering with an unexpected creative side—he’s a literature fan and enthusiastic home chef who thinks about space a lot.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Software Engineering, Master of Science - MS Computer Software Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology
Github Skills (6)
ios10
cprogramming-language9
c-language9
emscripten7
cross-platform6
multiplatform6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
GarageGames/Torque2D
May 2014 - Dec 2016
MIT Licensed Open Source version of Torque 2D game engine from GarageGames
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer
Mobile DeveloperContributions:36 commits, 11 PRs, 15 comments in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Casey primarily focused on fixing issues and adapting the game engine for the iOS platform. Their contributions involved addressing bugs related to screen orientation and touch events, specifically within iOS 8 and later versions. They also made modifications to the build process for the Emscripten platform by correcting capitalization inconsistencies to ensure successful builds on case-sensitive systems.
2d-gamelicensedc-plus-plus2d-game-enginegame-engine
elementc/luminosity
Jan 2017 - Jul 2017
Contributions:36 commits, 33 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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