Ionela Voinescu is a Staff Software Engineer based in Cambridge with nine years of deep embedded systems experience, specializing in bootloaders, device drivers and Linux kernel development. At Arm she leads energy- and platform-focused kernel work—improving frameworks for power efficiency, upstreaming patches, and shaping features for modern ARM platforms like big.LITTLE. Her background spans SoC bring-up, driver development (SPI, I2C, SPI‑NAND, USB, DRM), and firmware across MIPS and ARM architectures from Imagination Technologies to DigitalOptics and Luxoft. She combines hands-on C and scripting skills with a talent for building reusable tools, test infrastructure and review workflows that uplift entire teams. Known for collaborative upstream engagement and strong architectural input on display and power subsystems, she pairs rigorous academic performance with practical product delivery.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Computer Science Department, Graduation Project Grade: 10.00/10.00, 4 year grade average: 9.28/10.00, Bachelor, Computer Science Department, Graduation Project Grade: 10.00/10.00, 4 year grade average: 9.28/10.00 at “Politehnica” University of Bucharest
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