# Benedikt Groever

> Software Engineer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/benedikt

Recently graduated with strong computational and modeling background in physics and computer science. Looking forward to applying my expertise within the U.S. venture and innovation economy. 

Always interested in connecting with fellow entrepreneurs. Coffee lover.

Expertise: front and backend web development, React, Kubernetes, computer systems, Google Cloud, modeling, physics, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, computer vision, deep learning, neural networks, venture building, IP analysis, patent filing, marketing strategy

Programming languages: Python, C, C++, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Assembly, Shell, Java

## Work Experience
### Software Engineering Manager @ Verkada
Jan 2025 – Present | San Mateo County, California, United States

### Technical Lead @ Verkada
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Mateo County, California, United States

### Software Engineer @ Verkada
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area
At Verkada, we build security cameras that detect action, identify danger, and help keep people and places safe and secure. Software engineer in search and computer vision team.

Reduced face search indexing latency from days and hours to minutes by implementing a global cache system

Reduced latency of the person of interest notification pipeline by 84% through a single entry batch instead of multiple batching steps

Sharded the face search service for scalability

Developed a debug platform to save log entries inside a database across the Verkada BE

Technologies used: React, Django, Kubernetes, MySQL, Redis all powered by AWS

### Founder @ Troubadour (new start-up venture)
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area
Troubadour is a text-to-speech chrome extension with a current user growth rate of 2x every 3 months

Designed and Built a chrome extension with vanilla JavaScript which reads aloud web content using text-to-speech.  Reduced load time and improved user experience compared to competitors

Designed and Built a dynamic website which communicates with the chrome extension through an API

Configurable to user preferences including over 40 languages, playback speed and others

Operating system and browser voices are available for free, premium voices generated with the latest AI tech-nology available for purchase

Technologies used:  React, Django, Kubernetes, Wordpress, MySQL all powered by Google Cloud and continuously integrated with Google Cloud Build pulled from Github

### Research Assistant @ Harvard University
Jan 2015 – Jan 2020 | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Lead and collaborated on teams. 7 research projects. 620+ citations. Scientifically advised by Prof. Federico Capasso, Prof. David Weitz, Prof. Don Ingber

Projects (commercialization effort):
- Designed and Built a meta-surface doublet in the visible through building a ray tracing engine. (MetaLenz Inc.)
- Designed meta-holograms w/ Gerchberg-Saxton algorithm. (None)
- Developed a simulation framework for multi-layer meta-surfaces. (MetaLenz Inc.)
-Developed a sequentially-stacked microfluidic droplet maker. Publication pending. (Tune Bio Inc.)

### Teaching Assistant @ Harvard University
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Lead student discussion in sections - Received Harvard Bok Center Award for Distinction in Teaching

### Bussiness Development Fellow @ Harvard University
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Cambride, USA
- Selected as one of 10 among 100 applicants
- Analyzed Harvard's intellectual property portfolio and developed commercializing strategies
- Intellectual-Property search to ensure Harvard has the license to operate without infringing other patents

### Researcher @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Built a high-power laser for Doppler cooling w/ Nobel laureate Wolfgang Ketterle
- Developed a smart window w/ computer vision pioneer Prof. Ramesh Raskar

### Marketing Consultant @ Junior Consulting Team e.V.
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | Nürnberg Area, Germany
- Lead a marketing team to acquire new clients
- Selected new recruits in an assessment center w/ written tests, interviews and brain teasers
- Supervised internal projects of new recruits within marketing

External Project: Developed a marketing strategy for a coworking space
- Conducted a survey of existing customers and Identified product improvements
- Defined unique selling points and Developed a new marketing strategy
- Improved Google search optimization of online presence and Established user tracking w/ Google Analytics


## Education
### Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
Harvard University

### Master of Science - MS in Computational Science and Engineering
Harvard University

### Mini MBA
Harvard Business School

### Bachelor's and Master's degree in Physics
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/benedikt-groever-71953aa3

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Last updated: 2026-04-01