Soren Ptak
Embedded Software Engineer at Actalent
Denver, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolSoren Ptak is an Embedded Software Engineer with nine years of experience designing, testing, and shipping firmware and low-level software across defense and cloud-scale environments. He has progressed from software QA to embedded development roles at Leidos and Northrop Grumman, then applied that systems-first mindset at AWS before moving to Actalent, bringing both rigour in verification and pragmatism in deployment. Comfortable on Linux and Windows platforms, he pairs hands-on coding with test-plan-driven development and a track record of integrating complex systems for mission-critical applications. Based in Denver, he blends a Computer Engineering degree from the University of Maryland with practical experience in both government and commercial stacks, and is known for bringing meticulous defect-tracking habits into firmware delivery.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree Computer Engineering at University of Maryland
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Github Skills (78)
aws-iot10
git-clone10
linux10
sdk10
svn10
freertos10
kernel10
prebuild10
sourceforge10
uds10
aws10
tcp10
windows-driver10
githubactions9
signing9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Skptak/coreSNTP
Aug 2022 - Apr 2024
SNTPv4 client designed for embedded devices.
Contributions:1 release, 83 pushes, 20 branches in 1 year 7 months
embeddedembedded-devices
Skptak/FreeRTOS
Jul 2023 - Apr 2024
'Classic' FreeRTOS distribution. Started as Git clone of FreeRTOS SourceForge SVN repo. Submodules the kernel.
Contributions:7 PRs, 437 pushes, 23 branches in 8 months
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