Location: Denver, Colorado (CO)
Remote: Yes, or hybrid, or on-site.
Willing to relocate: Yes, within Colorado, east coast USA, or EU/UK
Technologies: C++, C, Python, (Java|Type)Script, assembly (ARM, MIPS, SHARC), Linux (userspace), Linux (kernel), embedded Linux (buildroot, Yocto, OpenWRT, uboot, grub), networking (802.11n,ac,ax,be,k,v,r,s, hostapd, wpa_supplicant, nl80211), , Windows (kernel, C runtime, MFC, WPF, C++, C#), Docker
Résumé/CV: https://tuckerpo.me/ or curl https://tuckerpo.me/short-resume | jq
Email: tuckerpolomik[@]gmail.com
Hi, I'm Tucker.
I'm a Senior Systems Engineer who specializes in making complicated systems actually work. My background is primarily in C and C++, Linux, embedded systems, networking, and low-level software development.
Over the past 8+ years I've worked everywhere from bootloaders, firmware, and Linux kernel modules to networking daemons, distributed systems, protocol implementations, backend services, and production user-space applications. I'm comfortable moving between hardware bring-up, operating systems, networking stacks, and application-layer software depending on what the problem requires.
I have particularly deep expertise in Linux and wireless networking, including 802.11 protocol development, Linux networking subsystems, hostapd/wpa_supplicant, OpenWRT-based platforms, authentication systems, cryptography, and large-scale connectivity infrastructure. My work has resulted in conference talks, published papers, patents, and contributions to major open-source networking projects. I'm additionally involved in standards bodies like the WFA, IEEE, and CSA, so very well versed in Wi-Fi infrastructure, standards, and implementation.
I tend to thrive in environments where engineers are trusted to solve difficult technical problems, own systems end-to-end, and ship software that customers actually use. Whether it's debugging kernel crashes, chasing race conditions across distributed systems, designing protocols, optimizing performance, or bringing up entirely new platforms, I'm happiest when working close to the technology.
Currently interested in systems programming, embedded Linux, infrastructure, backend engineering, networking, security, developer tooling, and performance-critical software.
If you need someone who can move comfortably between kernel space, user space, networking stacks, operating systems, back-end dev, front-end, mobile, and production software without needing n-many separate specialists, I'd be happy to chat.