David Wigley
Principal Software Engineer at BAE Systems, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolDavid Wigley is a Principal Software Engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in secure software development for real-time embedded systems, primarily in defense and intelligence contexts. Based in Boston, he has advanced through multiple engineering roles at BAE Systems, including graduation from their Engineering Leadership Development Program, where he blends hands-on coding with systems-level design and mentorship. He holds a BS in Computer Engineering (with minors in Physics and Computer Science) from Wentworth and an MS in Computer Engineering from UMass Lowell, pairing academic rigor with practical avionics and government-systems experience dating back to internships at Rockwell Collins. Known for tackling high-impact, mission-critical problems, he favors challenges that deliver measurable operational benefit rather than routine feature work. Colleagues describe him as driven by meaningful impact and comfortable navigating the intersection of security, real-time constraints, and embedded hardware-software integration.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
UMass LowellHigh School, High School at Bridgewater Raynham Regional High SchoolBachelor of Science - BS Computer Engineering Minors in Physics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Engineering Minors in Physics and Computer Science at Wentworth Institute of Technology
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Github Skills (17)
android-application6
eclipse6
dom6
substring6
java6
flicker6
javascript6
jframe6
image6
kotlin-android5
kotlin5
android4
altera3
cross-platform1
electron1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
DavidWigley/WITRoomFinder
Dec 2015 - Dec 2017
Contributions:1 release, 101 commits, 28 PRs in 2 years
dayandroidclassroomskotlinkotlin-android
DavidWigley/DavidWigley.github.io
May 2015 - Aug 2016
Contributions:67 pushes, 1 branch, 42 comments in 1 year 3 months
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