Eric Dow
Principal Software Engineer, Physics Simulation
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEric Dow is a Principal Software Engineer specializing in physics simulation and high-performance computational science, with nine years of industry experience and a PhD from MIT. He combines rigorous mathematical modeling, optimization, and uncertainty quantification with pragmatic, test-driven software engineering to deliver efficient, maintainable, and extensible systems. At Roblox he leads physics-simulation efforts, and previously at Aramco he drove parallel reservoir- and basin-modeling technology including patent-pending methods for contact modeling and migration analysis. He has a strong track record of building scalable parallel I/O, dynamic meshing, and solver infrastructure for giga-cell models across gaming, energy, and defense domains. Known for mentoring and cross-team leadership, he pairs deep research experience with production-grade engineering and a taste for creative algorithmic solutions.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, 4.95/5.0, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, 4.95/5.0 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Github Skills (3)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
ericdow/topfun
Apr 2017 - Sep 2021
Contributions:177 pushes, 13 issues in 4 years 6 months
ericdow/learnopengl
May 2017 - Aug 2021
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 3 months
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