Summary
Scott Mertz is a Principal Software Engineer with 11 years of deep experience in Android platform development, Linux kernel work—particularly video input devices—and device driver engineering. He has driven productization of AOSP codebases, integrated cameras across Android stacks (SDK, NDK, services and apps), and delivered Windows CE and embedded solutions from intern-level testing to technical lead roles. Scott has held principal and senior engineering roles at Microsoft and now Anduril Industries, blending low-level systems expertise with shipping consumer- and mission-oriented products. He programs across C, C++, Java, Python and Objective-C, enabling cross-layer debugging and delivery from kernel to user-facing applications. Based in Everett, Washington, he’s known for translating complex hardware integration challenges into reliable platform features and developer tools that accelerate troubleshooting. An early career focus on system health monitoring and migration automation hints at a pragmatic bias toward tooling that improves team productivity as well as product robustness.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering at Iowa State University