Cooper Bell
Senior Software Engineer at Capital One
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCooper Bell is a Senior Software Engineer based in Chicago with nine years of hands-on experience building embedded and software systems across aerospace and financial services. An electrical and computer engineering graduate from the University of Iowa, he cut his teeth on GPS receiver firmware and algorithm integration at Collins Aerospace before moving into consulting roles at Pariveda. At Pariveda he advanced from consultant to software associate, honing skills in designing maintainable systems and translating domain requirements into production software. Now at Capital One, he applies that embedded-systems rigor to larger-scale engineering challenges in fintech. Beyond day-to-day development, Cooper has a background in applied research—having developed testing procedures for assistive wearables and PV power computation scripts—which reflects a persistent interest in practical, user-centered solutions. His trajectory shows a blend of low-level systems expertise and a growing focus on scalable, enterprise-grade software delivery.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Engineering at University of IowaWaukee High School
Github Skills (13)
python9
kubernetes9
swift6
spotify6
swiftui5
playback5
ios5
objective-c5
visualizer5
physics4
robotics3
visualization3
macos3
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
cooperbell/HomeHub
Dec 2021 - Nov 2022
Swift app to control my home's smart devices + show spotify current playback
Contributions:34 commits, 4 PRs, 8 pushes in 10 months
smart-devicesspotifyplaybackswiftios
cooperbell/ngfmVis
Nov 2019 - Aug 2023
Data visualizer for magnetometers developed by the University of Iowa's Space Physics program
Contributions:1 release, 56 PRs, 58 pushes in 3 years 8 months
visualizationphysicspythonvisualizerdata-visualizer
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