# Felix Tsao

> Software Engineering

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

hello@felixtsao.com

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Zoox
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
• Autonomous vehicle software development

(zoox.com)

### Software Engineer @ Cruise
Jan 2019 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Worked with the Embedded Systems, Vehicle, Robotics and Product teams
• Development, test and integration of device drivers and firmware in autonomous vehicles

(getcruise.com)

### Software Engineer @ Light
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Worked with the Imaging, Software, Hardware and Manufacturing teams
• Worked with contract manufacturer Foxconn in Shenzhen during factory bringup and device builds
• Calibration and test automation software development for multi-sensor fusion camera systems

Acquired by John Deere in 2022
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_(company)

### Engineering Intern @ NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Washington D.C. Metro Area
• Worked with the Instrument Electronics Development Branch at Goddard Space Flight Center
• Configured FPGAs for data acquisition and signal processing in telescope and spectrometer testing

(nasa.gov/goddard)

### Research Assistant @ University of Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Physics
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Madison, Wisconsin Area
• Worked with the Observational Cosmology Group
• Explored FPGA based data acquisition and signal processing systems for use in spectrometry
• Explored GPU technologies GeForce, SLI, CUDA and OpenCL for signal processing
• Designed and machined a thermal PID fixture to heat image sensors for wire bonding
• Developed VR demo of the Cosmic Background Radiation  for annual K-12 physics fair

(cmb.physics.wisc.edu)

### Research Assistant @ NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Washington D.C. Metro Area
• Worked with the Instrument Electronics Development Branch and the MicroSpec group
• Configured FPGAs for data acquisition and signal processing in telescope and spectrometer testing

(nasa.gov/goddard)

### Photographer @ Felix Tsao
Jan 2010 – Jan 2015 | United States
• Prototyped 3D-printed 360 camera array, video fusion algorithm and VR mobile apps
• Assembled and calibrated open source RepRap 3D printer (prusa i3)
• Developed personal website (UX/UI, HTML5, JavaScript, Amazon AWS)
• Created visual media solutions for advertising campaigns and online promotions

(felixtsao.com)

### Production Assistant @ Vendetta Studios, Los Angeles
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013
• Worked with production crews during photography of commercial video productions
• Supported operation and configuration of RED cinema cameras
• Led photoshoots with on-set talent to create promotional content for social media
• Worked on advertising campaigns sponsored by Coca Cola, Fox Broadcasting, American Idol

(vendettastudios.com)

### Warehouse Staff @ CWC Group
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011
• Photographed and updated website product images
• Organized/indexed computer hardware inventory

(store.cwc-group.com)


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/felixtsao
- Portfolio: https://felixtsao.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-11