Summary
Darren Schack is a senior software engineer and engineering manager based in Seattle with a track record of building performance-sensitive, cross-platform systems across startups and large companies. With roots as a founding engineer at Isilon and senior roles at RealNetworks, Clean Power Research, Booking.com, and Cortex, he blends deep systems-level expertise with practical product-driven delivery. He excels at clean architecture, aggressive debugging, and mentoring teams to ship reliable software under tight timelines. Currently at Carbon Robotics, Darren continues to focus on high-performance implementations and system architecture while stepping between hands-on coding and technical leadership. His University of Washington CS background and years of experience give him rare fluency across OS, application, and distributed system concerns. Colleagues rely on him for clear communication and pragmatic decisions that accelerate development without sacrificing quality.
6 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Cum Laude Computer Science, B.S. Cum Laude Computer Science at University of Washington