Shawn Tan
Principal Engineer at Aeste Works
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Top SchoolShawn Tan is a Principal Engineer and founder with over 16 years of experience bridging academic research and industry-grade engineering, currently leading product and consulting efforts from Kuala Lumpur. A PhD in Integrated Circuit Design and former lecturer and research fellow, he combines deep hardware design expertise with hands-on software and systems leadership—building open-source microprocessors for both fun and commercial use. He has guided multidisciplinary R&D teams and delivered solutions for global firms including Intel, Qualcomm, Dyson and Western Digital, and has led engineering functions across Southeast Asia and Europe in regulated fintech. Notably, Shawn's background spans national-scale security projects and academic supervision at Cambridge, reflecting a rare mix of applied research, teaching, and product delivery. He brings entrepreneurial drive to complex technical challenges, often turning niche hardware knowledge into practical, deployable systems.
16 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Integrated Circuit Design, PhD, Integrated Circuit Design at University of CambridgeB.Eng (Hons), Electrical & Electronics Engineering (Computer Systems), First Class, B.Eng (Hons), Electrical & Electronics Engineering (Computer Systems), First Class at Universiti Teknologi PetronasB.Juris, Law, B.Juris, Law at University of Malaya
English, Malay, Chinese, French
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Github Skills (9)
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Github contributions (5)
aeste/aemb
Apr 2010 - Apr 2012
Contributions:63 commits in 1 year 11 months
sybreon/dcpu16
Apr 2012 - May 2012
Contributions:60 commits in 1 month
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