Philip Daly
Senior Software Engineer at University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPhilip Daly is a senior software engineer in Tucson with over 30 years of hands-on experience and a decade in senior roles, specializing in observatory control systems, real-time Linux, device drivers and end-to-end scientific data pipelines. He has architected and implemented software for major astronomical projects (NOAO, LSST) and runs the computing stack for a private observatory, combining systems administration, networking, and hardware control. Comfortable across C, Java, Python, Tcl/tk and LabVIEW, he bridges embedded real-time code with web interfaces, data collection/analysis and operational automation. His background in physics and astronomy (BSc, MSc) informs pragmatic designs for instrumentation and large-scale observatory control, including early work on TMT control concepts. A regular conference speaker and published author, he pairs deep technical craft with clear documentation and stakeholder communication. Notably, he blends decades-old systems knowledge (VMS, transputers, EPICS) with modern Linux and git-based workflows, making him uniquely effective at migrating and maintaining scientific infrastructure.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Astronomy, Master’s Degree, Astronomy at University of WalesBachelor’s Degree, BSc(Hons) Physics, Bachelor’s Degree, BSc(Hons) Physics at University of Warwick
English
Github Skills (19)
portal6
telescope6
iraf5
alerts5
xml-schema5
observation5
pythonic4
indexing4
python4
xml4
science4
hpc-applications3
database3
mercury3
reduction3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
pndaly/SASSy
Dec 2019 - Sep 2020
Steward Alerts for Science System
Contributions:66 commits, 1 PR, 186 pushes in 9 months
stewardalertsscience
so-90prime/bokGalil
Sep 2021 - Feb 2025
bokGalil INDI code for the 90Prime Upgrade
Contributions:168 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 5 months
indi
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