Ed James
Staff Software Engineer Manager Technical Leader at Google
San Jose, California, United States
Summary
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SeniorEd James is a seasoned staff software engineer and manager with 12+ years at the intersection of embedded Linux, networking, and multimedia systems, currently leading a team at YouTube TV focused on reducing streaming latency and improving video quality. He combines hands-on expertise in C, Perl, Python and C++ with architecture and vendor integration experience from camera stacks and Vulkan graphics to millimeter-wave radios, set-top boxes, and consumer routers. At Google he’s led teams across Fuchsia, Android Things, and Google Fiber, delivering connectivity, device bringup, secure boot, and Bluetooth/WiFi audio integrations. Previously he scaled engineering organizations at Cisco and DigitalDeck and has deep roots in porting, build systems, and MPEG/PVR applications. Pragmatic about shipping reliable embedded software, he’s as comfortable debugging bootloaders and firmware upgrades as he is defining SDKs and product partnerships. Based in San Jose, he brings a mix of low-level systems craftsmanship and small-team leadership that accelerates complex device and streaming projects.
12 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (2)
machine-learning6
fuchsia1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
DentonGentry/gfiber-platform
Sep 2013 - Aug 2016
Contributions:110 commits in 2 years 11 months
DentonGentry/gfiber-buildroot
Aug 2013 - Dec 2016
Contributions:363 commits in 3 years 4 months
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