Summary
Maruchi Kim is a Senior Software Engineer in New York with 12 years of experience building embedded systems, firmware, and consumer audio products, and currently works on an augmented reality glasses OS at Google. She holds a PhD track in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Washington with research in wearables, embedded ML, wireless audio, and HCI, and is an NSF Graduate Research Fellow. Her background spans firmware and hardware bring‑up at Apple for AirPods Max, prototyping ASIC and crash-test hardware at a hardware startup, and full‑stack and mobile development for consumer-facing products. Known for bridging hardware and software, she has repeatedly led cross-functional efforts—improving build systems, mentoring engineers, and shaping product behavior—while retaining a knack for practical prototyping and systems-level design.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley
MS, Computer Science and Engineering, MS, Computer Science and Engineering at University of Washington
English, Korean