Stephen Dowhy
Head Of Engineering at Cape
Mountain View, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolStephen Dowhy is a Head of Engineering based in Mountain View with nine years building and leading software teams focused on unmanned aircraft systems and defense-oriented platforms. He progressed from systems engineering at Siemens to hands-on software roles at the Defense Innovation Unit and Anduril, then helped found and now leads engineering at Cape, blending startup velocity with operational rigor. Stephen specializes in integrating complex hardware and software stacks for UAS, successfully moving projects from prototype to production in high-assurance environments. He also advises early-stage teams, bringing practical experience in scaling integrations and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Colleagues value his ability to translate mission requirements into auditable, deployable systems while retaining a maker’s attention to detail.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree Computer Engineering at University of Pittsburgh
Korean, Spanish
Github Skills (13)
qt10
android9
drones9
ios8
station8
linux8
windows8
mavlink8
autopilot7
cross-platform7
px47
python3
pyvmomi2
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
diux-dev/rosettadrone
Mar 2018 - Feb 2020
Android-based mavlink wrapper for DJI drones
Contributions:2 releases, 65 commits, 12 PRs in 1 year 11 months
djidronesmavlinkandroid
wardzacharyj/oakland-oligarchy
Jun 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch, 5 issues in 6 months
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