Jim Wylder
Software Engineer at Google
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolJim Wylder is a seasoned software engineer with 14+ years building embedded Linux and Android systems, currently shaping system architecture and kernel-level features at Google from his base in Chicago. He brings deep expertise across board bring-up, BSP/kernel development, power management, device drivers and Android framework integration—skills honed leading Motorola’s MotoMods, Moto 360 watch kernel work, and Xoom LTE bring-up. Comfortable across the full product lifecycle, he moves from build environments and debugging to delivery while bridging hardware and software concerns. His background spans low-level C/C++ and kernel work as well as higher-level server and web development, reflecting a rare blend of embedded systems rigor and pragmatic platform engineering. An MS-trained materials scientist turned computer scientist, he pairs cross-disciplinary problem solving with decades of production shipping experience.
14 years of coding experience
30 years of employment as a software developer
M.S., Computer Science, M.S., Computer Science at Texas State University-San MarcosUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Github Skills (66)
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moto10
hal9
hardware9
iio9
firmware8
motorola8
sourceforge8
rom7
lineageos7
atmel7
kernel7
lua6
windows6
statusline6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
MotorolaMobilityLLC/muc-loader
Oct 2015 - Sep 2017
Contributions:172 commits, 7 PRs, 11 pushes in 1 year 11 months
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