Summary
Tyler Ta is a Core Firmware Evolution Engineer at Apple with eight years of embedded and systems software experience, focused on advancing firmware and low-level platform capabilities. Previously at Qualcomm he worked on 5G Layer 2 embedded software and served as a senior software engineer, bringing deep protocol and real-time systems expertise. His background includes teaching core programming courses at UT Austin and building AR demos for Oracle using C#, Unity, and Magic Leap—evidence of a strong systems mindset paired with creative prototyping skills. Based in Austin, Texas, Tyler blends hands-on firmware engineering with practical mentorship and a track record of shipping complex embedded features in high-stakes, performance-sensitive environments. Notably, his career spans both cutting-edge mobile communications and immersive AR integration, signaling versatility across hardware-adjacent software domains.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors, Computer Engineering, Bachelors, Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin