# Brandon Castellanos > Senior Software Engineer at Hadrian Location: Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/brandoncastellanos I'm a software engineer eager to solve today's most challenging problems and inspire those around me to be their best. Few things get me as excited as creating simple solutions to complex problems. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Hadrian Jan 2022 – Present | Los Angeles, California, United States ### Senior Software Engineer @ Boeing Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 | El Segundo, CA • Developing software for classified programs with an active top secret security clearance. (TS/SCI/SSBI) • Collaborating with subject matter experts to design and implement cloud-native microservice-oriented APIs exposing high-fidelity astrodynamics models and algorithms for a satellite fleet. (Java, Spring, MySQL, AWS) • Building a mission-critical desktop client application to monitor, analyze, and control a satellite fleet via a data pipeline consisting of data collection, processing, and transmission. (C, C++, Python, Qt) • Working directly with customers to define program schedules and refine product requirements. ### Software Engineering Intern @ Qualcomm Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | San Diego, CA • Developed embedded RF software for the next generation of Snapdragon modems. (C, C++) • Optimized test equipment automation performance to boost RF power measurement throughput. (C++, Python) ### Web Developer @ Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Los Angeles, California, United States • Redesigned the website to better reflect the chapter’s mission, vision, and goals. (HTML5, CSS, JavaScript) • Overhauled the backend service to include login, payments, and event attendance history. (Java, MySQL) ### Software Engineering Intern @ Northrop Grumman Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Manhattan Beach, CA • Contributed to the software efforts of the unmanned aerial vehicle MQ-4C Triton for the United States Navy. • Built a universal equipment configuration framework to reduce multi-chip module testing time. (C, LabVIEW) • Developed a reporting tool for reliability tests conducted on avionics. (C, LabVIEW) ### Research Intern @ USC Signal and Analysis Interpretation Laboratory Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | University of Southern California • Developed a statistical and prosodic framework for describing and predicting interactions among autistic children, psychologists, and parents under the guidance of Professor Shri S. Narayanan. • Annotated Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule Module 1 videos in English and Spanish by using unique dialogue act tags to qualitatively describe the parent and psychologist’s behaviors. ### Research Intern @ UCLA Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Los Angeles, CA • Conducted electrical engineering research on tactile feedback systems for robotic surgery in the Sensors and Technology Laboratory under Professor Candler. • Developed and tested a capacitive force sensor array that operates within forces confronted in invasive surgery and provides precise real-time responses to static and dynamic loads. • Presented findings in a symposium to professors and researchers. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Engineering and Computer Science University of Southern California Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 ### High School Diploma North High School Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/bcastell --- Source: https://flows.cv/brandoncastellanos JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/brandoncastellanos/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-23