James Litton
Core Systems Software Engineer at Meta
Cupertino, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Litton is a Core Systems Software Engineer with a PhD from a joint University of Maryland–Max Planck program and 12 years of experience building production-grade systems from research prototypes to data-center and device software. He has driven OS and systems innovations—persistent NVRAM-backed data structures, Rust-safe kernel extensions, lightweight compartments, and process suspend/resume mechanisms—publishing in top venues and delivering measurable performance and battery improvements. After shaping core infrastructure at Apple for Apple Silicon servers, he now focuses on power and thermal optimization for AR/VR headsets at Meta Reality Labs. Based in Cupertino, he blends deep academic rigor with pragmatic production engineering and a knack for turning novel OS primitives into deployable, high-impact systems.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Max Planck Institute for Software SystemsDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of Maryland
Github Skills (5)
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Github contributions (4)
jameslitton/coinscope
Jun 2014 - Mar 2019
Contributions:258 commits, 4 pushes, 8 comments in 4 years 10 months
jameslitton/bencode_cpp
Nov 2019 - Nov 2019
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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