Sterling Orsten
Principal Software Engineer at Apple
California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSterling Orsten is a Principal Software Engineer based in California with 12 years of experience building system-level and embedded software at companies like Apple and Intel. He blends deep hardware interfacing expertise with high-level architectural thinking, having contributed low-level firmware and control logic to the widely used Intel RealSense SDK. A strong academic foundation (MSc and BSc in Computing Science, top grades) underpins his work, and he spends spare time creating math libraries and game engines—evidence of both theoretical rigor and applied creativity. Known for shipping robust, performance-sensitive systems, he excels at bridging firmware, drivers, and application layers to turn complex hardware capabilities into reliable software features.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computing Science, 4.0, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computing Science, 4.0 at University of Alberta
Github Skills (9)
kernel10
embedded10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
linux-kernel10
sys10
interfacing10
hardware-interface10
image-processing9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
IntelRealSense/librealsense
Aug 2015 - May 2016
Intel® RealSense™ SDK
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Embedded Systems Engineer
Back-end Developer & Embedded Systems EngineerContributions:1 release, 773 commits, 20 pushes in 9 months
Contributions summary:Sterling's commits primarily involve low-level hardware interfacing and system-level configuration. Their work focuses on modifying the F200 camera's internal firmware and control logic. The code changes include the addition of functions for setting camera options related to auto-exposure, laser power, and depth control, indicating a strong understanding of the camera's hardware specifications and API. Additionally, the user contributes to support of different pixel formats.
intel-realsensedeveloper-kitspayment-methodslibrealsensein-app-purchase
sgorsten/netcode
Jan 2015 - Feb 2015
Contributions:114 commits, 31 pushes, 5 branches in 17 days
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