Nir Azkiel
Software Engeneering Manager at Intel Corporation
Israel
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Top SchoolNir Azkiel is a software engineering manager with 15+ years building and leading teams focused on large-scale C++ systems, now managing RealSense engineering after senior leadership roles at Intel. He combines deep low-level hardware and image-processing expertise—evident from substantive contributions to the Intel RealSense SDK and its ROS wrapper—with hands-on experience driving stability and zero-copy optimizations for camera pipelines. Comfortable shifting between individual contributor work and team leadership, he has led R&D teams in both defense and commercial contexts, delivering robust firmware- and calibration-sensitive systems. Based in Israel, he blends practical embedded systems know-how with modern software practices and a track record of shipping production-grade camera solutions. Notably, his open-source commits address tricky calibration and firmware-update edge cases, showing a willingness to tackle the gritty, low-level problems that often block product quality.
6 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering at Ort Braude College
English, Hebrew
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Github Skills (20)
c-language10
camera-calibration10
hardware-interface10
hardware10
cprogramming-language10
ros10
image-processing9
rcpp9
computer-vision9
firmware8
sys7
embedded7
pullrequest6
vxworks6
merge6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
IntelRealSense/librealsense
Apr 2020 - Jan 2023
Intel® RealSense™ SDK
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2 releases, 3117 reviews, 813 commits in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Nir's commits focus on implementing and refactoring features related to the RealSense SDK, particularly concerning the stability of RGB data during CAH (Camera Accuracy Health) and handling low-level hardware interactions. They made changes to core components of the SDK, including source files related to L500 series cameras and depth-to-RGB calibration algorithms. The commits involve modifications to camera calibration processes, emitter frequency handling, and improvements to prevent issues during firmware updates, indicating a strong focus on low-level hardware and image processing within the SDK's back-end.
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IntelRealSense/realsense-ros
Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
ROS Wrapper for Intel(R) RealSense(TM) Cameras
Role in this project:Back-end Developer / ROS Developer
Back-end Developer / ROS DeveloperContributions:2 releases, 251 reviews, 55 commits in 11 months
Contributions summary:Nir primarily contributed to the ROS (Robot Operating System) wrapper for Intel RealSense cameras. Their work focused on enhancing the launch files by integrating features like the `intra_process` flag and the use of unique pointers for image processing. They also refactored code to switch to zero-copy communication and included improvements to the image publisher setup. This involved modifications to core files, including the base and factory classes, to support the changes.
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