William Killian
Software Engineering Manager at Accenture Federal Services
Reston, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolWilliam Killian is a seasoned software engineering manager and hands-on systems engineer with over two decades solving embedded, real-time, and communications challenges across industries from biotech to defense and finance. He blends deep low-level expertise (C/C++, assembly, kernel modules, embedded RTOS) with leadership in vulnerability research and cyber operations, recently managing engineering at Accenture Federal Services after principal roles at Two Six and Peraton Labs. Comfortable across Linux, BSD, Solaris, VMS and legacy platforms, he has repeatedly rescued failing projects, optimized performance at the byte and system level, and designed novel archival and encryption formats for large-scale genomic data. Known for translating ambiguous requirements into practical, auditable solutions, he pairs broad protocol and hardware knowledge (DSPs, FPGAs, UART/SPI/I2C, satellite links) with modern toolchains like Git and automated testing. An uncommon strength is his track record of quick impact: joining troubled programs and delivering production-ready fixes that reduce runtime and resource use dramatically. Based in Reston, VA, he brings a pragmatic blend of research-grade vulnerability discovery and product-focused engineering leadership.
13 years of coding experience
33 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at James Madison University
Github Skills (117)
parallel-computing10
cpp10
sdk10
portability10
tuples9
linux9
compile-time9
assembly9
tla9
gpu-programming9
configurations9
python-bindings9
java9
swift8
memory-management8
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
cavazos-lab/FinanceBench
Sep 2014 - Jul 2016
Contributions:11 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 1 year 10 months
willkill07/AdventOfCode2018
Dec 2018 - Dec 2018
Contributions:20 commits, 23 pushes, 1 branch in 10 days
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