Robert Crim
Software Engineer at Machine Milk
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRobert Crim is a seasoned software engineer with 17 years of experience, currently building trading systems for his personal accounts while contributing at Machine Milk in San Francisco. His background spans senior production engineering leadership at Facebook and architect-level roles at Funding Circle US, where he combined operational rigor with large-scale system design. Trained in mechanical engineering and advanced computational methods at University of Brighton and Imperial College London, he brings a physics-minded approach to performance, simulation, and reliability problems. Robert prefers hands-on engineering over formal leadership or startup co-founder roles and is selective about industry domains, notably avoiding crypto and consumer fintech. Known for pragmatism and a dry wit (“I make the donuts”), he focuses on practical, auditable solutions that automate complex workflows end-to-end.
17 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Advanced Computational Methods for Aeronautics, Flow Management and Fluid-Structure Interaction, MSc, Advanced Computational Methods for Aeronautics, Flow Management and Fluid-Structure Interaction at Imperial College LondonBEng, Mechanical Engineering, BEng, Mechanical Engineering at University of Brighton
Github Skills (71)
virtualbox10
vagrant8
emacs8
gentoo8
parinfer8
melpa7
plugin7
scheme6
babashka5
riemann5
linux5
packer5
lisp5
docker5
relationship4
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
ottbot/emacs.d
Mar 2014 - Nov 2022
Contributions:198 commits, 113 pushes, 3 branches in 8 years 9 months
ottbot/vagrant.el
Aug 2013 - Jul 2022
Manage a vagrant box from emacs
Contributions:1 release, 3 reviews, 27 commits in 9 years 1 month
vagrantboxvagrant-boxgentooemacs
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