Aaron Vaage
Senior Software Engineer (L5) at Google
Kirkland, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAaron Vaage is a Senior Software Engineer with a decade of experience building media, tools, and game technologies, currently focused on Android developer tools and Widevine code protection at Google. His career spans low-level Android CDM work, leading integration of code protection into Chrome CDM, and contributions to high-profile game studios—credits include work on Halo and Gears titles—reflecting deep graphics and engine tooling roots. He pairs systems-level engineering (an always-on OEMCrypto profiler) with developer productivity improvements (Android Profiler work in the JetBrains plugin) and backend media packaging contributions to the widely used Shaka Packager. Comfortable coordinating with external vendors and cross-functional teams, he combines pragmatic engineering, security-minded design, and a history of shipping tools that empower non-technical users and teams.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
B.C.Sc.(Hons.), Computer Science-Honours Co-op, B.C.Sc.(Hons.), Computer Science-Honours Co-op at University of Manitoba
Github Skills (13)
plugin-development10
javas10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
computer-engineering10
android10
intellij-idea10
java10
plugin10
refactor9
kotlin9
hlsl9
refactoring9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
shaka-project/shaka-packager
May 2017 - Aug 2018
A media packaging and development framework for VOD and Live DASH and HLS applications, supporting Common Encryption for Widevine and other DRM Systems.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:152 commits, 75 comments, 12 issues in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Aaron primarily contributed to the development of the media packaging framework by implementing text sample support. This included adding a new text sample type, modifying existing media handler classes to incorporate the new sample type, and introducing new files for text samples. The user also added resolution attributes to HLS manifests, and they also refactored existing code such as moving timestamp parsing into its own class and refactoring the RunJobs function.
drmencryptionvodwidevine
JetBrains/android
Jul 2021 - Sep 2021
Android Plugin for IntelliJ IDEA. This repository is a subset of git://git.jetbrains.org/idea/android.git cut according to GitHub file size limitations.
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:15 commits in 2 months
Contributions summary:Aaron primarily focused on enhancements and refactoring within the Android plugin for IntelliJ IDEA, specifically related to the Android Profiler tools. Contributions included comment clarifications, removal of unused imports, and refactoring tests to improve their maintainability. Furthermore, the user introduced a symbol source abstraction and a preference data type for profiler settings, which suggests experience in improving the structure and functionality of the Android Profiler within the IntelliJ environment.
android-pluginintellij-idea
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