Shaffer Dehmlow is a Senior Software Engineer with nine years of experience translating engineering fundamentals into production software, now leading projects at GitHub. Trained as a mechanical engineer with an electrical engineering minor, he brings a hardware-aware perspective to software problems, particularly around data acquisition, microcontrollers, and control systems. His career progressed from R&D and hands-on engineering at JR Butler to increasingly senior software roles at GitHub, demonstrating rapid technical growth and cross-disciplinary adaptability. Comfortable across MATLAB, embedded systems concepts, and modern software practices, he excels at bridging domain experts and developer teams to deliver reliable, instrumented solutions. Based in Littleton, Colorado, he pairs pragmatic engineering rigor with a track record of mentoring and operational execution in fast-paced environments. An often-overlooked strength is his early lab and field experience, which gives him practical insight into real-world system behavior beyond code.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor鈥檚 Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor鈥檚 Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude at Valparaiso University
Contributions:4 PRs, 42 pushes, 4 branches in 2 months
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Shaffer Dehmlow - Senior Software Engineer at GitHub