Thomas Daede
Principal Video Engineer at Vimeo
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolThomas Daede is a Principal Video Engineer in the San Francisco Bay Area with 16 years of experience building and optimizing video codecs and systems at companies like Vimeo and Mozilla. He combines deep low-level expertise in bitstream generation, transforms and quantization with practical systems and backend engineering, having contributed to the fast AV1 encoder rav1e and production video stacks. Thomas also brings embedded and hardware-adjacent experience—working on CAN support for ARM Cortex-M and tooling for raw floppy-drive flux access—showing a comfort with both firmware and high-performance media software. Known for refactoring complex codebases and expanding format support, he excels at bridging algorithmic video research and robust engineering for real-world products. He holds a BS in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Minnesota and prefers solving problems that sit at the intersection of systems, signal processing, and hardware.
16 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of Minnesota
English
Github Skills (32)
c-language10
python10
c1110
file-parsing10
file-format10
c1710
libopencm310
av1-codec10
parsing10
sys10
file-parser10
quantization10
encode10
embedded10
reverse-engineering10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
keirf/greaseweazle
Oct 2021 - Jan 2023
Tools for accessing a floppy drive at the raw flux level
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:14 commits, 17 PRs, 25 comments in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Thomas primarily focused on enhancing the functionality of the `greaseweazle` tool. Their work included implementing new features, specifically adding commands to measure drive spindle RPM and support for several image formats (XDF, HDM, DIM, D88, and FDI) for floppy disks, particularly related to NEC PC-98 systems. Furthermore, they addressed minor issues, such as correcting the number of heads for PC-98 formats, and made several modifications to support FM track support within D88 images. Their work demonstrates a strong understanding of floppy disk image formats and Greaseweazle internals.
floppyflux
xiph/rav1e
Sep 2017 - Jan 2023
The fastest and safest AV1 encoder.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & System Architect
Back-end Developer & System ArchitectContributions:98 reviews, 279 commits, 662 PRs in 5 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Thomas contributed to the AV1 encoder project by implementing and refining core functionalities related to the encoding process. Their work focused on enhancing the bitstream generation, particularly through improvements to the header and frame coding. They also refactored and restructured parts of the code, including transform and quantization functions, to support a wider range of transform sizes and improve efficiency.
av1-encoderencoderfastestav1
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