Summary
Ian Degroot is a seasoned Software Tools Developer with 11 years of experience building backend logic and developer-facing UIs for the semiconductor industry, currently driving tools development at Cirrus Logic from Austin, Texas. He brings a strong embedded and non-embedded software background—comfortable in Java/IntelliJ while regularly leveraging Python, C/C++, Tcl and scripting to automate and visualize complex workflows. His experience spans pre/post-silicon validation, system-level test development, and performance-focused tooling from prior roles at NXP, including work on DSP accelerators and large-scale benchmark generation. A 4.0 Computer Engineering graduate from Texas A&M, he enjoys turning hardware/software friction into repeatable tools and often prototypes solutions at home with Raspberry Pi projects. Notably, he combines low-level hardware validation insight with developer ergonomics to shorten product cycles and surface hard-to-find issues earlier.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering with a Minor in Mathematics, 4.0/4.0, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering with a Minor in Mathematics, 4.0/4.0 at Texas A&M University