Tarun Khubchandani is a SoC embedded kernel software engineer at Apple with nine years of experience building and productizing real-time operating systems and embedded firmware for silicon characterization. He has progressed through technical lead and engineer roles at Apple, contributing to RTOS development used for functional verification while also bringing prototype experience from startups and internships in robotics, retail tech, and test automation. A University of Michigan summa cum laude graduate with a focus in embedded systems, Tarun blends deep low-level engineering with practical full-stack skills—he has maintained a Jekyll-based course site and built grading tools as a TA for a 300-student class. Outside of work he experiments with 3D printing and home-automation firmware, reflecting a knack for turning hardware ideas into production-ready prototypes.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E), Major in Computer Engineering; Focus in Embedded Systems; Minor in Economics, Cumulative GPA: 3.77/4.00 (Summa cum laude); College of Engineering Dean’s List, Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E), Major in Computer Engineering; Focus in Embedded Systems; Minor in Economics, Cumulative GPA: 3.77/4.00 (Summa cum laude); College of Engineering Dean’s List at University of Michigan
Course Homepage for Computing for Computer Scientists
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:141 commits, 48 PRs, 411 pushes in 1 year
Contributions summary:Tarun contributed to the course homepage, which is a Jekyll-based website. Their work included seeding and archiving course content for different terms (f17, w18), indicating responsibilities for maintaining and updating the site's structure and content. They updated links, settings, and staff information on the homepage, and added course resources and links to lecture recordings. Moreover, the user has made syllabus changes and code adjustments in the syllabus file.
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
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Tarun Khubchandani - SoC Embedded Kernel Software Engineer at Apple