Ian Rackow
Embedded Software Engineer at Formlabs
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolIan Rackow is an embedded software engineer based in Cambridge, MA with 10 years of experience building firmware and low-level systems for transportation, electrification, and robotics applications. He currently works at Formlabs after internships developing electric boat controls and embedded Linux camera firmware, bringing practical experience across C/C++, Go, and Python. His background includes vulnerability research and reverse engineering at JHU APL, Raytheon, and ManTech, giving him a security-minded approach to embedded design and tooling. A Brown CS graduate and former head TA for real-time and embedded courses, he combines teaching experience with hands-on product development to deliver robust, auditable systems. Notably, he has repeatedly bridged research and product contexts—turning vulnerability insights into practical debugging and emulation tools that improve firmware reliability.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - ScB, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - ScB, Computer Science at Brown UniversityHigh School Diploma, Math, Science, and Computer Science Magnet Program, High School Diploma, Math, Science, and Computer Science Magnet Program at Montgomery Blair High School
Github Skills (8)
chips8
frontend3
javascript3
math3
django2
python1
api1
static-site1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ianrackow/Bike
Feb 2023 - May 2023
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
defund/CSAW-HSF-2017
Oct 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:6 pushes in 1 day
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