Jimmy Tanner
Employee at Physical Intelligence
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJimmy Tanner is a seasoned software engineer with a decade of experience building complex systems, currently applying his expertise at Physical Intelligence after four years at Google where he progressed from Software Engineer to Senior Software Engineer. He holds a PhD in Computational Neuroscience from USC and a BS in Computer Science from University of Maryland, blending deep research rigor with practical software delivery. Jimmy has entrepreneurial chops as the founder and CEO of Colossal Crowd Games, demonstrating an ability to take products from concept to market alongside his engineering career. His background includes early hands-on technical roles at NASA Goddard and internships at the Department of Defense and Google, reflecting a long-standing track record in high-assurance, research-driven environments. Based in San Francisco, he pairs interdisciplinary thinking with scalable engineering practices, often bridging neuroscience insights and real-world robotics or interactive systems at the intersection of research and product.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computational Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computational Neuroscience at University of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Maryland, College Park
Github Skills (51)
simulation10
world-of-warcraft10
simulations10
http10
router10
cross-platform10
proxy-protocol10
commercial10
http-server10
starlark10
bazel-rules10
bazel10
pip10
pypi10
pubsub10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
wowsims/wotlk
Jun 2022 - Jan 2023
World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King Classic simulations.
Contributions:148 reviews, 1358 commits, 1519 PRs in 7 months
wotlkworld-of-warcraftworldofwarcraftsimulationssimulation
wowsims/tbc
Sep 2021 - Jul 2022
Contributions:1 release, 107 reviews, 3325 commits in 10 months
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