Matthew Carlson
Firmware Engineer at Hackaday
Austin, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolMatthew Carlson is a firmware engineer based in Austin, Texas with 11 years of experience building secure, low-level systems for industry leaders including Apple and Microsoft. He has deep expertise in UEFI/EDK II firmware, macOS kernel internals, and TPM-related security work—contributing notable EDK2 improvements such as RNG integration, ExitBootServices measurement, and VS2022 build support. Comfortable across the stack, Matthew pairs firmware craftsmanship with full‑stack web development, graphic design, and technical writing, and has a history of delivering reliable, high-impact tools and campus-scale web systems. His background includes research-driven engineering (automated thin-film deposition) and a strong academic record (BS in Computer Engineering, MS in Computer Science), which together fuel a pragmatic, security-minded approach to platform software. An active open-source contributor, he balances production firmware work at Apple with public technical writing at Hackaday, revealing a rare blend of deep systems knowledge and accessible communication.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, 3.8, Master's degree, Computer Science, 3.8 at University of WashingtonBachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering, 3.6, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering, 3.6 at Brigham Young University
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Github Skills (11)
c1710
firmware10
uefi10
c1110
security10
sys9
tpm9
embedded9
openssl8
python7
build-automation7
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
tianocore/edk2
Jul 2019 - Mar 2021
EDK II
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / Security Engineer
Embedded Systems Engineer / Security EngineerContributions:12 commits, 16 PRs, 1 comment in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Matthew primarily contributed to the security and low-level functionality of the EDK2 firmware. Their work included adding and modifying code related to random number generation using timer libraries, which is crucial for cryptographic operations. They also implemented the measurement of ExitBootServices invocation within the TPM, ensuring compliance with security standards. Furthermore, the user updated base tools and added VS2022 support which supports the build process for the EDK2 firmware.
uefipythonfirmwarec
microsoft/mu_pip_environment
Nov 2018 - Sep 2019
Source repository for Project Mu mu_environment pip module
Contributions:27 commits, 4 comments in 10 months
pythonmu-projectpipprojectmupython-pip
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