Maged Rifaat
Senior Embedded Software Engineer at Thirdwayv Inc.
Irvine, California, United States
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Top SchoolMaged Rifaat is a Senior Embedded Software Engineer based in Irvine, CA with eight years of experience designing and implementing low-level systems across diverse embedded platforms. He combines deep firmware and systems expertise with background in web development, machine learning, and game development, enabling pragmatic cross-domain solutions. A two-time Google Summer of Code contributor, he improved TIFF support in GNU Octave and added Céu language integration to the Arduino IDE—work that highlights his aptitude for extending open-source toolchains. Currently at Thirdwayv, he advances embedded products while pursuing an MS in Computer Science at Georgia Tech, reflecting a commitment to both practical delivery and ongoing technical growth.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering at Mansoura UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Georgia Institute of TechnologyAdvanced Web Development Nanodegree, Computer Software Engineering, Advanced Web Development Nanodegree, Computer Software Engineering at Udacity
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Github Skills (16)
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arduino-ide10
arduino10
lirc8
vbnet6
irp6
excel6
octave6
gnu5
infrared5
signal4
decoding3
python2
rotate1
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
magedrifaat/Ceu-Arduino-IDE
Jul 2019 - Aug 2020
Integrating Céu-Language into the Arduino IDE
Contributions:4 releases, 87 commits, 2 PRs in 1 year 1 month
arduino-ide
magedrifaat/magedrifaat.github.io
Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
Contributions:16 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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