Josh Ferrara
Software Engineering Team Lead at Viasat
San Diego, California, United States
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Top SchoolJosh Ferrara is a software engineering team lead in San Diego with 13 years of hands-on experience building embedded systems, satellite networking software, robotics, and full-stack web and mobile applications. At Viasat he progressed from embedded firmware and RF debugging to designing web UIs, real-time data pipelines, and now leading a Scrum-built full-stack team while mentoring junior engineers and aligning cross-team integrations. His background blends low-level C/Linux and cryptography for constrained devices with modern web APIs and Android apps, enabling end-to-end ownership of product and operations. A former FIRST robotics lead who implemented PID controls and custom telemetry GUIs, he brings a practical hardware-software mindset and a knack for turning complex networked systems into user-facing products.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Cum Laude at California State University, Fullerton
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Github Skills (115)
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nodejs10
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golang9
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Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
SMblyRequired/Computer-Vision-2017
Jan 2017 - Sep 2017
Contributions:28 commits, 13 pushes, 3 branches in 8 months
streampush/streampush
Aug 2018 - Sep 2018
Contributions:42 commits, 11 pushes, 4 branches in 1 month
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