Jason Scatena
Senior Software Engineer at Pictorus
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJason Scatena is a senior software engineer with 11 years of experience building systems- and embedded-focused software that prioritizes security, performance, and scale. He has shipped production code in Rust, C++, C, and Python across domains including autonomy, cyber security R&D, image processing, and embedded firmware, and has moved between startups and large organizations such as Amazon and Lockheed Martin. Comfortable from PCB and mechanical design to high-level system architecture, he combines hands-on engineering with proposal writing and project management to shepherd complex technical efforts. Jason’s background includes robotics work for the DARPA Robotics Challenge and a master’s in electrical engineering from Drexel, reflecting a blend of research and operational delivery. Outside work he channels the same technical curiosity into motorcycle racing, rock climbing, and custom IoT/3D‑printed projects—an indicator of his practical tinkering mindset and appetite for disciplined risk.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Computer Engineering at Rutgers UniversityMaster of Science - MS Electrical Engineering, Master of Science - MS Electrical Engineering at Drexel University College of Engineering
English
Github Skills (136)
stlink10
keyboard10
interrupt10
jlink10
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scheduler9
cortex-m9
rust9
byte9
cortex9
firmware9
concurrency9
ros9
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
jscatena88/esp_wwvb
May 2019 - Apr 2020
Contributions:9 commits, 7 pushes, 4 comments in 10 months
jscatena88/wingsuit
Apr 2015 - Apr 2020
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years
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