Summary
Swe Tan is a Staff Embedded Software Engineer in the Bay Area with eight years of professional experience leading firmware and embedded systems programs across robotics, energy storage, and IoT domains. He has progressed from building real-time vehicle and wearable firmware to directing global software teams of 30+ and leading BMS firmware for multiday energy storage before joining Nuro to focus on safety controllers. A hands-on architect and people leader, he pairs product-minded roadmapping with low-level systems design—shipping safety-critical embedded stacks for autonomy and power systems. Notably, he has bridged international teams across the US, China, and Taiwan and translated research-driven robotics work into commercial products. His background in mechanical engineering and a history of moving projects from POC to field deployment give him a rare blend of systems-level thinking and firmware craftsmanship.
8 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS) Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science (MS) Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University