Danylo Malyuta
Software Engineer II at SpaceX
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDanylo Malyuta is a Software Engineer II in Seattle with 11 years of experience blending mathematics, physics and software engineering to build efficient, reliable systems for aerospace and large-scale networks. At SpaceX he develops low-latency, highly available Linux-based software for heterogeneous processors, designing fault-tolerant networking stacks that run for long periods with minimal maintenance. His PhD work and research roles at University of Washington and NASA focused on convex and nonconvex trajectory optimization and guidance for rockets and drones, translating advanced control theory into production-ready algorithms. He’s contributed to open-source robotics tooling—most notably improving AprilTag detection and pose covariance handling in the widely used apriltag_ros wrapper—bridging research-grade perception with robust engineering. Educated at EPFL, ETH Zürich and UW, Danylo pairs top-tier academic rigor with hands-on systems development across ARM, PowerPC and x86 platforms. A less obvious strength is his repeated role turning cutting-edge control research into deployable software, mentoring others while shipping mission-critical code.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aeronautics & Astronautics, 3.98/4.00, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aeronautics & Astronautics, 3.98/4.00 at University of WashingtonInternational Baccalaureate Diploma, 45/45, International Baccalaureate Diploma, 45/45 at International School of GenevaMaster’s Degree, Robotics Systems and Control, 5.99/6.00, Master’s Degree, Robotics Systems and Control, 5.99/6.00 at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZürichBachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 5.79/6.00, Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 5.79/6.00 at Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
English, Russian, French, German, Ukrainian, Spanish
Github Skills (9)
computer-vision10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
wrapper10
ros10
geom9
geometry9
msg9
geo9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
AprilRobotics/apriltag_ros
Feb 2017 - Sep 2019
A ROS wrapper of the AprilTag 3 visual fiducial detector
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:49 commits, 4 PRs, 3 pushes in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Danylo significantly contributed to the `apriltag_ros` ROS wrapper, modifying core functionality related to AprilTag detection and pose estimation. They refactored the message format and associated C++ code to incorporate pose covariance. The user worked on tag bundle handling, and corrected the frame names. Their work also included bug fixes related to duplicate tag ID pruning and other frame-related issues.
apriltagsvisionfiducial-markersdetectorapriltag
dmalyuta/FlyARocket_GNC
May 2015 - Mar 2017
Contributions:15 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
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