Franz Varela
Software Engineer at Amazon
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolFranz Varela is a software engineer with eight years of experience, currently building fault detection, isolation, and recovery systems in Rust for Amazon Kuiper satellites. He previously developed Android Automotive apps and integrated Alexa experiences for in-vehicle infotainment, bringing a practical blend of embedded, mobile, and cloud-facing engineering. With an MS in Computer Science and Software Engineering from University of Washington Bothell, he combines rigorous academic training with hands-on production delivery at Amazon. An aspiring game developer, Franz brings curiosity and systems-level thinking to both safety-critical aerospace software and consumer-facing platforms, demonstrating an uncommon cross-domain versatility.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at University of California, MercedMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science and Software Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science and Software Engineering at University of Washington Bothell
Github Skills (58)
game-engine10
windows10
open-source10
linux10
cmake10
bevy10
visual-studio10
vcpkg10
macos10
rust10
cpp10
game-development10
peer-to-peer7
screen-capture7
networking7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
valenotary/resume
Aug 2020 - Nov 2025
Contributions:6 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 4 months
valenotary/bevy
Feb 2024 - Jan 2026
A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust
Contributions:12 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 11 months
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