# Quinn Schmidt

> Software Engineer at Intuitive

Location: Oakland, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/quinnschmidt

Embedded software engineer focused on ophthalmic devices. I take systems from early concept through clinical use by stabilizing complex codebases, integrating new sensors/actuators, and aligning software lifecycle with IEC 62304 and ISO 13485. I modernize builds and toolchains, partner with Clinical and UX, and maintain end-to-end traceability in Azure DevOps. Platforms include TI Sitara (Yocto/Arago) and NVIDIA Jetson. Comfortable owning legacy C/C++ and C# while enabling modern services and CI/CD. Seeking embedded or platform roles in Northern California that ship safe, reliable devices faster through solid engineering and disciplined quality.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Intuitive
Jan 2026 – Present

### Software Engineer II @ ZEISS Medical Technology
Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 | Dublin, CA
-Stabilized embedded codebases; migrated fragile make/VS flows to CMake for cross-compile and native builds.
-Standardized developer environments with Docker and WSL to reduce onboarding friction.
-Upgraded Linux kernel, device tree, BSP, and toolchains on TI Sitara; removed deprecated libs; enabled modern IPC (e.g., gRPC/protobuf).
-Integrated new sensors/actuators with EE and vendors; supported hardware bring-up and protocol validation.
-Drove requirements→tests traceability in Azure DevOps; contributed to risk files (ISO 14971) and SW lifecycle docs (IEC 62304).
-Partnered with Clinical/UX to refine workflows for patient comfort and operator ease; supported early clinical trials.
-Mentored two new-grad engineers; created review checklists and runbooks.

### Software Engineer @ ZEISS Medical Technology
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | Dublin, California, United States

### Software Engineer Intern @ ZEISS Medical Technology
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Dublin, California, United States
-Improved software reliability with a new method to autoload  XML configuration files for a commercially released medical device.
-Added an encryption-decryption module for device configuration files.
-Created diagnostic tools to determine device health on startup.

### Software Engineer Intern @ VirtuLocity Networks, Inc.
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Pleasanton, California, United States
-Trained a new intern on basic testing and kernel module modification procedures.
-Collaborated with Ixia service engineers to design and implement new testing procedures.

### Software Engineer Intern @ VirtuLocity Networks, Inc.
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
-Designed and executed automated test procedures to measure algorithm effectiveness for different network topologies, including LTE and multiple 802.11 WiFi networks. 
-Customized Linux kernel modules to match specific customer operating system configurations and kernel versions.
-Built bridged virtual networks using KVM and Oracle Virtualbox.

### Software Engineer Intern @ VirtuLocity Networks, Inc.
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018
-Built Pocket Accelerator for Mobile modules (PAMs) by integrating components on a Raspberry Pi and configuring the device drivers and software.
-Developed full stack features for the PAMs using AWS, Alexa, Shell Scripts, Java, Python, PHP, HTML and Javascript.
-Documented software designs and coauthored user manuals and installation instructions.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Engineering: Networks Concentration
University of California, Santa Cruz


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/quinn-schmidt-352094196

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Last updated: 2026-04-05