# Stefan Swaans

> Software Engineer at Apple

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/stefanswaans

I'm a software engineer at Apple on the Spotlight team. I hold an MSCS from Stanford University with a focus in Systems Architecture. I'm passionate about systems, the logic that drives them, and the principles behind their design.

Email: swaansstefan@gmail.com

Keywords: backend, OS, systems, performance, database, software engineer, computer programmer, programming, software developer, computer science

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Apple
Jan 2024 – Present

### OS Performance Engineer @ Apple
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Cupertino, California, United States
Collaborated with dozens of software teams across Apple to investigate and resolve memory issues, leveraging intimate understanding of system memory design to optimize new features, combat regressions, and inform future hardware and software business decisions.

### Course Assistant @ Stanford University
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Stanford University
Worked as a course assistant for both CS 194 and CS 157. In CS 194, I provided personalized technical and managerial guidance to more than 20 teams of students to help them create successful capstone projects. In CS 157, I gave several solo lectures to the class to help students understand and become comfortable working with multiple complex logical proof systems.

### Software Engineering Intern @ ThoughtSpot
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Sunnyvale, CA
Developed a distributed, JIT compiled query optimization and execution improvement as a solo project, working with senior engineers to design around existing paradigms. Project resulted in up to 750% faster runtimes for relevant queries, while never slowing down runtimes for non-relevant queries. Worked primarily with C++ on a custom in-house database engine. This was a limited duration position.

### Software Engineering Intern @ STRIVR
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Menlo Park, California
Developed internal Oculus Go mirroring solution as a solo programming project, working closely with PMs and CTO to design, develop, and ship the product. Worked with and piped together numerous technologies including Unity, JNI, and OpenGL. This was a limited duration position.

### Software Development Engineer Intern @ Amazon Lab126
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Sunnyvale, California
Developed a custom Android modification as a solo programming project, resulting in greater flexibility and ease of development for FireOS developers. Worked closely with Android source code, primarily in C++ and Java. This was a limited duration position.

### Undergraduate Programmer @ Stanford University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Stanford University
Programmed virtual reality experiences for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive in one of the world's leading VR research labs. My day-to-day includes scripting and debugging experiences in Python, working with WorldViz software, and collaborating in teams using Github. This was a limited duration position.


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science
Stanford University
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020

### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science
Stanford University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-23