Summary
Goran Devic is a seasoned software engineer and CPU architect with 15+ years at NVIDIA, currently serving as an NVIDIA Evangelist after leading CPU architecture and principal software efforts from Austin. He combines deep systems and silicon-level expertise with management experience, having led Android camera and MCP tools teams earlier in his career. Goran is also an active creator in the open-source and FPGA communities—authoring the A-Z80 CPU for FPGAs and tools like GitForce and Linice—bringing hands-on hardware-software crossover skills. His background includes long tenures at graphics and audio companies (3dfx, Cirrus Logic), giving him a rare perspective on performance-sensitive software and embedded systems. Based in Austin and trained at UT Austin, he blends practical engineering, leadership, and public-facing advocacy to bridge technical strategy and developer engagement. Notably, he ships both production-grade tools and experimental projects, demonstrating curiosity across kernel, firmware, and mobile stacks.
15 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin
English, Croatian