Summary
Jonathan Kriss is a Principal Embedded Software Engineer with 14 years of experience building reliable, safety-conscious systems for defense, life sciences, and medical robotics. Currently at Thales Defense & Security after a multi-year engineering role at CELLINK, he brings deep C++ and embedded systems expertise coupled with a research background from Johns Hopkins in surgical-robotics software. His work spans data integration and laboratory automation to real-time embedded architectures, emphasizing pragmatic design for regulated and high-assurance environments. Based in Takoma Park, MD, he blends academic rigor from an MSE in Computer Science with hands-on product delivery, and his career path shows a steady shift from research prototypes to production-grade, mission-critical systems.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Johns Hopkins University