Summary
Ken Rose is a seasoned software engineering manager with 14+ years leading embedded and systems software teams, currently directing software development at Space Micro Inc. His career spans decades of hands-on work from early game and console development at Sega and Atari to building DSP toolchains and a GCC-based compiler suite at Genesis Microchip. He blends deep technical expertise in embedded systems, compilers, and DRM stacks with proven project and people management skills, steering complex, hardware-near projects to delivery. Based in Fallbrook, CA, Ken’s experience includes rare continuity across consumer electronics, digital television security, and space-grade software—demonstrating an ability to adapt niche low-level skills to high-reliability environments.
14 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley
Amador High School