Robert Bocchino
Flight Software Engineer at Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRobert Bocchino is a Flight Software Engineer with 12 years of experience building mission-critical flight software at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, grounded in a rigorous academic background including a PhD in Computer Science and a BA in Mathematics from Harvard. His career bridges deep research—two postdoctoral and graduate research roles—with practical engineering, producing reliable onboard systems for space missions. Prior to his scientific trajectory he practiced law, a background that contributes to his precise, documentation-first approach to software design and requirements. Based in Pasadena, he combines formal methods and systems-level thinking to tackle real-time, safety-critical challenges. Colleagues value his ability to translate complex research into operational code that runs in extreme environments.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Mathematics at Harvard UniversityUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Github Skills (14)
redo10
embedded10
cpp10
raspberry-pi10
object-oriented-programming10
f-prime10
python8
makefile8
build-automation7
build-system7
parallel7
sequencing6
nodejs5
testing3
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
bocchino/AppleCore
May 2014 - Jun 2016
Contributions:7 commits, 3 pushes in 2 years 1 month
bocchino/SoftwareTools
Sep 2013 - Oct 2013
Contributions:90 commits in 1 month
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