# Joseph Primmer

> Compiler Engineer

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

Software engineer with experience in compilers, machine learning frameworks, embedded software, firmware, and agile development.
BS in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science -- May 2021 Cornell University

## Work Experience
### Compiler Engineer @ SambaNova Systems
Jan 2021 – Present
-C++ Application/Runtime Code
-MPI scale out orchestration
-MLIR Compiler
-PyTorch Framework Integration

### Peer Tutor @ College of San Mateo
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
Tutoring Organic Chemistry, Cell/Microbiology, Physics, and Computer Science

### Firmware Engineer @ Marvell Semiconductor
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Work From Home
-Worked on a compiler to generate microcode for NAND flash chip from a custom DSL
-Created simulation software to simulate microcode execution by generating a value change dump (VCD file) from the microcode allowing users to see waveforms to assist debugging efforts
-Created a disassembler to back-translate from the microcode to the custom DSL
-Worked with several internal software teams to provide features needed within the tools created above

### Electrical Subteam Member @ Cornell University Unmanned Air Systems
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | Ithaca, New York Area
-Wrote device drivers in C for integrating a fuel gauge module with plane avionics
-Created a dummy back-end written with Python/Flask to simulate plane GPS coordinates
-Maintained and tested antenna tracker hardware and electronics
-Designed a PCB for controlling a camera zoom servo using Altium Designer

### Undergraduate Student Researcher @ Cornell University
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Ithaca, New York Area
Computer Systems Laboratory (Zhang Group)
-Researched alternative front-end (using ANTLR) for a compiler that generates RISC-V processors in chisel HDL
-Ported a cache system from verilog to system verilog inside a chisel block-box 
-Helped integrate the cache system into the RISC-V processors generated by the compiler
-Worked on the CPU/executable back-end for a compiler that compiles a pythonic DSL to heterogeneous architectures

### Embedded Software Engineer & Design Automation @ Marvell Semiconductor
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States
-Worked on a compiler to generate control status register configs for a particular IP block from a pythonic DSL
-Wrote user space device drivers to configure the IP block directly
-Worked with RTL hardware teams to fix a hardware bug uncovered using this compiler


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Cornell University

### Associate of Science - AS in Biology and Chemistry
College of San Mateo


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/joseph-primmer
- Portfolio: https://josephprimmer.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-11