Summary
Collin Barnwell is a founder and CEO with 11 years of software engineering experience building reliable, embedded and cloud-connected systems—most recently leading Roundabout Technologies to deploy AI-powered traffic signal control that tracks vehicles, bikes, and pedestrians in real time. Previously he managed platforms and embedded software at Verily, shipping compact medical imaging hardware and connected devices while focusing on robustness, CI, and update infrastructure across C++, Python and BLE stacks. His background includes low-level networking work at Google and early-stage product development at startups like Handshake, giving him breadth from firmware to scalable services. Based in Oakland and a Y Combinator founder, he blends hands-on engineering with product leadership and an unusual knack for translating physical-device constraints into resilient, deployable software.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Founder Roundabout Technologies Fall Batch 2024, Founder Roundabout Technologies Fall Batch 2024 at Y Combinator
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at Northwestern University
Spanish