Summary
David Lavy is a software engineer with 13 years of experience specializing in robotics, computer vision, perception, and machine learning, currently building systems at Electronic Arts in Boston. His background spans aerospace and commercial robotics—working on autonomy at Aurora Flight Sciences, systems design at Amazon Robotics, and hands-on robot maintenance and investigation at SoftBank Robotics—giving him a rare blend of field-level troubleshooting and production software development. He holds an M.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Boston University and a B.Sc. in Mechatronics, and applies that multidisciplinary foundation to create perception-driven solutions that help robots understand and interact with the world. David has taught robotics and autonomous systems at Harvard, demonstrating an ability to translate complex research into practical learning, and maintains a public portfolio of projects and code that complements his industry work. Notably, his career trajectory shows consistent movement from hardware-focused roles into higher-level software and perception engineering, suggesting strong systems thinking and adaptability across domains.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, 3.75, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, 3.75 at Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 3.89, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 3.89 at Boston University
English, Spanish