Mathew Mrosko
Staff Software Engineer at Google
Oceanside, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMathew Mrosko is a Staff Software Engineer with 14 years of experience building firmware and embedded systems, currently leading firmware for the Fitbit Luxe at Google. He has deep expertise in constrained wearable UIs, bootloaders, Linux device drivers, build systems and automation, and a history of leading small teams through product launches and platform ports. Mathew blends hands-on coding in C, PHP, JavaScript and scripting (Bash) with release engineering skills—evidenced by contributions that modernized the Falcon Player UI and hardened playlist handling and by Makefile and dependency improvements for the xLights sequencer. Comfortable across the stack from bootloader to web UI, he’s known for pragmatic problem-solving such as reverse-engineering undocumented graphics APIs and driving migrations from SVN to git. Based in Oceanside, California, he pairs embedded systems rigor with open-source collaboration and a knack for stabilizing complex, multi-vendor codebases.
15 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at University of California, Riverside
xkcd, c, c++, python, php, bash
Github Skills (15)
php10
build-system10
javascript10
web-development10
user-interface10
makefile10
c119
linux9
wxwidgets9
plugin-development9
c179
json8
html8
cprogramming-language7
c-language7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
FalconChristmas/fpp
Aug 2011 - Oct 2016
Falcon Player
Role in this project:
Back-end & Front-end Developer
Back-end & Front-end DeveloperContributions:365 commits, 58 pushes, 5 comments in 5 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Mathew's contributions primarily revolve around enhancing the user interface (UI) and core functionalities of the Falcon Pi Player. They focused on modernizing the UI by integrating smartmenus and upgrading to a more responsive and mobile-friendly design. Additionally, the user implemented features for plugin support and improved the system's stability by addressing empty playlist or corrupt playlist entry handling and adding settings to the web UI. The user's work involved modifications across PHP, JavaScript, and C code, indicating a focus on both the user-facing elements and the underlying system logic.
audiofalconplayer
xLightsSequencer/xLights
Aug 2013 - Nov 2014
xLights is a sequencer for Lights. xLights has usb and E1.31 drivers. You can create sequences in this object oriented program. You can create playlists, schedule them, test your hardware, convert between different sequencers.
Role in this project:Automation Engineer / Build & Release Engineer
Automation Engineer / Build & Release EngineerContributions:6 commits, 1 issue in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Mathew primarily contributed to the project's build process, focusing on Makefile modifications. These changes involved updating the makefiles to incorporate new files, which indicates a strong understanding of build systems and their dependencies. The user also updated the URL for the wxWidgets library, signifying involvement in project setup and external dependency management. The user's work ensured the project's successful compilation and build process on Linux platforms.
driverhardwareusb
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