Chip Bradford
Principal Software Engineer at Twitch
Irvine, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChip Bradford is a Principal Software Engineer with 12 years of experience building low-latency multimedia systems and developer-facing tools, currently shaping long-term architecture for on-demand content at Twitch. He led the creation of Twitch Studio and invented features that earned two patents, and his work on OBS Studio’s libobs shows deep, hands-on expertise in video processing, GPU conversion, and composited outputs used for Virtual Camera support. Chip has a strong background in real-time communications and WebRTC—designing VOIP SDKs, SFUs, and interoperable connection stacks—that contributed to Twitch’s acquisition of Curse. A Harvey Mudd computer science graduate and former TopCoder competitor, he blends algorithmic curiosity with practical system optimization and still programs for fun outside of work.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at Harvey Mudd CollegeAllendale Columbia School
Github Skills (10)
c1710
libos10
video-recording10
cpp10
c1110
cplus10
ffmpeg9
live-streaming9
screen-capture8
directshow8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
obsproject/obs-studio
Jun 2022 - Sep 2022
OBS Studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 8 commits, 5 PRs in 3 months
Contributions summary:Chip contributed to the `libobs` library, which is a core component of OBS Studio. Their work focused on refactoring and adding new features to the video processing pipeline, specifically related to multiple video mixes and GPU conversion. They implemented changes to data structures and APIs to support enhanced video output capabilities. The commits demonstrate involvement in the low-level video processing and graphics systems of the application.
facebook-livec-plus-plusfree-and-open-source-softwaredirectshowgame-capture
chippydip/go-sc2ai
Oct 2018 - May 2021
Contributions:3 releases, 1 review, 138 commits in 2 years 7 months
golangapistarcraftstarcraft-iiapi-ai
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