Kieran Levin
Director Of Device Software at Framework
Union City, California, United States
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Top SchoolKieran Levin is a device software leader with 15 years of experience designing and shipping system-level firmware and platform software for consumer hardware. Currently Director of Device Software and previously Lead System Architect at Framework, he combines hands-on engineering with cross-functional leadership to drive modular, repairable laptop architectures out of the San Francisco Bay Area. His background spans embedded systems, VR platform engineering at Oculus, and product-focused hardware development dating back to manufacturing and research roles at UIUC and Cobalt Digital. Kieran is fluent in bridging hardware and software teams to deliver production-ready devices and has a track record of progressing from engineering roles to manager and director responsibilities. Notably, he brings both academic rigor from an MS in ECE and practical shop-floor experience, which helps him prioritize maintainability and real-world manufacturability in design decisions.
15 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS) Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master of Science (MS) Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Github Skills (46)
controller10
git-repository10
microcontroller10
hardware10
iot10
bluetooth10
embedded10
architectures10
scalable10
zephyr9
debug9
jlink9
infiniband9
mcu9
bluetooth-le9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
DHowett/fw-ectool
Jun 2020 - Jan 2023
Contributions:548 commits in 2 years 7 months
FrameworkComputer/EmbeddedController
Jun 2022 - Dec 2022
Embedded Controller firmware for the Framework Laptop
Contributions:7 reviews, 5 commits, 8 PRs in 5 months
controllerframework-laptopfirmwareembeddedembedded-controller
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