Steven Watanabe
Software Engineer at Block.one
Boise Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSteven Watanabe is a seasoned software engineer with 19 years of experience specializing in C++, Python, and object-oriented design, currently building software at Fractally from the Boise area. A long-time Boost C++ Libraries contributor and maintainer—authoring Boost.Units and Boost.TypeErasure and improving the Boost build/test infrastructure—he brings deep expertise in library design, build systems, and cross-platform test reporting. His background includes systems work at Block.one and tooling development as the primary author of ClangUPC, demonstrating a blend of low-level engineering and developer tooling. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he frequently tackles platform-specific build and testing issues that often go unnoticed but materially improve developer productivity.
19 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at Harvey Mudd College
Github Skills (5)
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
testing10
documentation9
python8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
boostorg/boost
Jun 2008 - Aug 2018
Super-project for modularized Boost
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:970 commits, 10 pushes, 31 comments in 10 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Steven primarily contributed to the Boost C++ libraries' build and test infrastructure. Their work included modifying build scripts, updating documentation, and integrating new libraries into the build process. Key contributions focused on improving the test reporting system, including handling test results from different libraries and adding command-line information. Furthermore, the user addressed platform-specific issues and enhanced build configurations.
boostmodularized
gofractally/eos-vm
Apr 2023 - Mar 2025
Contributions:1 review, 25 PRs, 26 pushes in 1 year 11 months
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