Jonathan Povirk
Embedded Software Engineer at MSA - The Safety Company
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJonathan Povirk is an Embedded Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building performant, reliable low-level systems and developer-facing tooling from Pittsburgh. He specializes in expressive, non-allocating C++ and pragmatic embedded libraries that raise team productivity and safety, often converting conference and community learning into reusable, well-documented components. Jon has a strong track record mentoring peers and improving engineering ergonomics through custom tooling, unit-tested libraries, and practical guides. His background includes embedded work and tooling across MSA and Bombardier, where he shipped serialization, testing, and CI improvements that bridged embedded and higher-level stacks. Known for good judgment in technical decisions, he pairs deep systems focus with a collaborative mindset and a habit of turning research into pragmatic team assets.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering, 3.594, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering, 3.594 at University of Pittsburgh
Github Skills (45)
windows10
linux10
cmake10
abseil10
plugin10
visual-studio10
versioning10
cpp10
vcpkg9
documentation-theme9
python9
packaging9
virtualenv9
latex9
graphviz9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
JonTheBurger/.dotfiles
Apr 2018 - May 2022
Contributions:37 commits, 120 pushes, 4 branches in 4 years 1 month
JonTheBurger/ElfExcavator
Jun 2019 - Apr 2022
Contributions:1 release, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
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