Dan Venis
Senior Embedded Software Engineer at Axon
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDan Venis is a senior embedded software engineer with 12 years of experience building low-level firmware and integrations for wearable devices, currently focused at Axon after a multi-year tenure at Google. He specialized in bringing voice assistant functionality to consumer headsets and watches—shipping integrations for Pixel Buds Pro, Fitbit Versa 2, Bose NC 700, and Anker products—blending deep embedded systems know-how with real-world product constraints. Trained in Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo, he pairs hardware-aware software design with practical UX considerations for constrained, battery-powered devices. His background includes early firmware work on the Microsoft Band and medical wearable hardware, giving him cross-domain experience in safety-conscious and regulated environments. Comfortable across the full embedded stack, he excels at optimizing performance, power, and reliability while collaborating with product and hardware teams. Based in Seattle, he brings a pragmatic hands-on approach to turning complex low-level requirements into polished consumer experiences.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors of Applied Science Mechatronics Engineering, Bachelors of Applied Science Mechatronics Engineering at University of WaterlooProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
dvenis/sm-printer
Jan 2014 - May 2014
Contributions:58 commits in 3 months
dvenis/dvenis.github.io
Feb 2021 - Mar 2025
Contributions:2 pushes in 4 years 1 month
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