Ed Davies
Core Audio Software Engineer at Apple
Sunnyvale, California, United States
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Top SchoolEd Davies is a C++ audio software engineer with a decade of experience building low-latency audio systems and developer tooling, currently working on Core Audio at Apple in Sunnyvale. He holds a First Class BSc in Audio and Music Technology and has deep practical experience shipping cross-platform audio software through roles at ROLI and as a core contributor to the JUCE framework. His open-source work on JUCE spans bug fixes, Linux support, accessibility and GUI/UX improvements for plugin hosts and editors—showing a blend of systems-level audio expertise and attention to developer/user experience. At Apple he applies that background to platform-level audio engineering, bridging professional audio plugin ecosystems and OS audio services. Colleagues would describe him as someone who pairs rigorous C++ engineering with product-focused intuition, often surfacing subtle UI and accessibility improvements that many audio engineers overlook.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Audio and Music Technology, First Class Honours Degree, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Audio and Music Technology, First Class Honours Degree at University of the West of EnglandThe King's School, Ottery St Mary
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Github Skills (23)
c-language10
multiplatform10
cross-platform10
front-end-development10
cprogramming-language10
platform-independent10
linux9
plugin8
plug8
plugin-development8
accessibility8
ui-design7
interface-design7
sliders6
macos6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
juce-framework/JUCE
Nov 2016 - Dec 2021
JUCE is an open-source cross-platform C++ application framework for desktop and mobile applications, including VST, VST3, AU, AUv3, LV2 and AAX audio plug-ins.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:2360 commits, 95 PRs, 26 pushes in 5 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Ed contributed to the JUCE framework by fixing bugs and adding features. Their commits include resolving an issue in the AudioPluginHost with instantiating plug-ins, adding support for Linux, and enhancing various aspects of the GUI editor and its components, such as the addition of audio device information and window scaling. The user also worked on the integration of accessibility features and improved various examples and demos, indicating a focus on UI/UX and application functionality.
auv3c-plus-plusclapaudiounitplug-ins
WeAreROLI/pj-llvm
Jul 2017 - Feb 2020
Contributions:15 pushes, 25 branches in 2 years 6 months
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