Spencer Willett
Embedded Software Engineer at TP-Link
San Diego, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSpencer Willett is an embedded software engineer based in San Diego with nine years of experience building secure, high-performance systems across networking and edge platforms. With a physics BS and an MCS from Arizona State University, he blends strong fundamentals in science with practical expertise in C, Linux (openWrt), secure boot for Jetson devices, and kernel optimization. He has applied cryptography in academia—designing course projects, autograders, and mentoring students—and delivered security-focused work at Qualcomm and through freelance engagements. At Intel he implemented a 12x multithreaded data-processing speedup and introduced developer-friendly tooling like Docker-based replica databases. Known for a growth mindset shaped by international STEM outreach, he combines deep technical craft with a habit of improving developer workflows and boot processes that few embedded engineers prioritize.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Arizona State UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics at Brigham Young University
Spanish
Github Skills (7)
traits9
tlaplus6
programming-language4
rust4
interpreter4
compiler3
rust-lang3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
GiveThanksAlways/GiveThanksAlways.github.io
Jun 2019 - Feb 2023
personal website
Contributions:7 PRs, 36 pushes, 14 branches in 3 years 8 months
reactnextjstypescript
GiveThanksAlways/CSE-539-Applied-Cryptography-2021-Fall-B
Oct 2021 - Nov 2021
Contributions:31 commits, 28 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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