Matthew Markwell
Staff Software Engineer at Google
San Diego Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolMatthew Markwell is a Senior Software Engineer with 14 years of experience building high-performance, hardware-aware systems, currently integrating Gemini Nano into Android devices at Google. He specializes in C++ system design for on-device LLM inference, working closely with hardware partners to map models onto heterogeneous ML accelerators while prioritizing readability, maintainability, and secure execution. Previously he led power and performance for Pixel Face Unlock, tackling latency-sensitive image processing and embedded ML under strict battery and security constraints. His background spans microservices Java backends, post-silicon validation, LLVM compiler work, and SystemVerilog UVM test frameworks from roles at Kratos and Intel, giving him rare end-to-end exposure from device physics and digital IC design to production software. Summa Cum Laude in Computer Engineering from Northwestern and near-complete graduate coursework at UC Berkeley, he combines deep hardware understanding with pragmatic software architecture and a passion for mentoring junior engineers.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Integrated Circuit Design, Master's Degree, Integrated Circuit Design at University of California, BerkeleyBS, Computer Engineering, BS, Computer Engineering at Northwestern University
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Github Skills (60)
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typescript10
cross-platform10
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go10
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
mrmarkwell/evergreendb
Apr 2017 - Dec 2019
Database management tool for Evergreen
Contributions:164 commits, 101 PRs, 169 pushes in 2 years 7 months
database-management
mrmarkwell/dotfiles
Jan 2023 - May 2026
Contributions:110 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 4 months
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