Steven Eckhoff
Austin, Texas ·
steven_ece@utexas.edu
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I am a knowledgeable engineer with diverse experience. My biggest strength is developing solutions to challenging problems; communicating them; and working with teams to see them implemented successfully.
Skills
Languages, Operating Systems & Tools
- Go
- Javascript
- C
- C++
- Java
- Python
- Bash
- Vue.js
- JQuery
- Linux
- Git
Data Management
- Firestore
- NoSQL
Containers & Cloud
- Google Cloud
- Docker
- Kubernetes
Architecture
- RESTful APIs
Embedded Systems
- Linux
- U-Boot
- Firmware
- Drivers
- Board Bring Up
- ARM SOCs
- ARM Cortex M0 and M3
- 8051
- I2C
- I2S
- USB
- Bluetooth
- UART
- GDB
- Yocto
- LTIB
- Logic Analyzers
- Oscilloscopes
- Schematics
Focuser
Focuser is a web application that helps users stay focused and tracks their time spent on projects.
Gopher Cache
Gopher Cache is a puzzle game I developed that will get users outside learning about new places.
Linux Audio Codec Driver for the TSCS42xx Line
Kernel driver supporting the TSCS42xx line of audio codecs
Linux Audio Codec Driver for the TSCS454
Kernel driver supporting the TSCS454 audio codec
Experience
Senior Software Engineer
Koddi
- Working with a talented team using Golang and other modern Web technologies to build Ad Tech services that drive growth
March 2021 - Present
Software Development Engineer II
Amazon Inc.
- Created software that runs on millions of Echo devices
- Designed and developed a system with C++ to automate the posting of file based metrics to a logging service API
- Built a metrics file system using FUSE and C++
- Developed a workflow for deploying Secure Boot to new platforms
- Performed debugging, communication and implementation for several major issues
- Performed numerous software maintenance tasks such as applying upstream security patches to resolve CVEs
February 2019 - February 2020
Embedded Software Engineer
Tempo Semiconductor Inc.
- Designed and communicated numerous software solutions to engineering leadership
- Developed a web based firmware build system with Python, Django, and MySQL to simplify firmware management, customization and building
- Created a DSP equalizer application using Bootstrap, HTML, CSS, Javascript, D3.js and C++
- Wrote an Android backend in Java to control devices attached to a USB audio bridge
- Created and upstreamed audio drivers to the Linux kernel
- Developed asynchronous USB ADC/DAC firmware
- Created firmware for an Apple Lightning accessory device
- Implemented C++ DSP library and HAL for real-time biquad manipulation and frequency response calculation
- Designed an algorithm to do efficient, real-time tone detection
May 2016 - February 2019
Software Engineer
International Biomedical Inc.
- Created software with C for an infant warmer to manage audio, manage data streams and message queues to external devices
- Designed and implemented an external device simulator for testing and local development
- Implemented an audio tuning application in C and GTK
- Created software subsystems in C to manage audio, data streams, and message passing to external devices
- Designed an external device simulator in C
- Debugged and fixed Linux audio driver issues
- Developed a simple Linux HID input device driver
- Created and integrated a Linux driver for a proximity sensor
- Contributed numerous fixes to the entire software stack
- Worked with Linux, C, Python, Bash, GLib, GTK+, Cairo, PulseAudio, ALSA, Yocto, Git, and U-Boot
August 2014 - May 2016
Applications Engineer
Logic PD Inc.
- Supported customer integrations of Logic PD SOMs and software
- Debugged systems used in medical and consumer applications
- Developed software bug fixes for Linux and Android devices
- Investigated and resolved Bluetooth issues in Logic PD’s Linux BSP
- Created a solution for customers to update their Bluetooth stack
- Produced documentation on Bluetooth, power management, system resets, U-Boot, Linux and Android
- Lead schematic reviews
June 2012 - February 2014
Education
2008 - 2012