Hi, I'm Mustafa

I am an embedded software engineer @ Lutron Electronics based in Philadelphia. I graduated from the University of Rochester majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

During my undergrad, I fell in love with the intersection of software and hardware – which led me to pursue the field of embedded systems. With a deep love of solving problems and building stuff, I hope to contribute to the world in a meaningful way.

What I'm working on currently

At Lutron, I'm part of the team that works on their processors that serve as the brain of the lighting system. I work with C++, C, Python, Golang, and Bash on multiple components primarily in the domain of embedded linux and microcontroller development.

My experience

  • Embedded Software Engineer
    @ Lutron Electronics

    Building high quality lighting products that just work.

  • Systems Engineering Intern
    @ Extreme Networks

    I was part of the OS team and worked on the OS that runs on the Access Point devices developed by the company. I implemented a network security module for a class of legacy devices still used by 20k+ customers enabling them to gain access to this feature and secure their networks. I mainly worked in C and got to design architecture for some software processes as well.

  • Software Engineering Intern
    @ Percussion Welder

    This was my first internship since I started college. It was during the summer after my sophomore year – which was also the year when covid hit and everything went remote. I worked with signal processing techniques and developed a tool to detect the start and end times of a weld process carried out by the percussion welder. I worked in Python and implemented multiple strategies including short-term fourier analysis, digital filters, data-trimming methods etc.

  • Teaching Assistant
    @ University of Rochester

    I have been a teaching assistant since my freshman year of college. I TA'd courses including C/C++ programming, signals & systems, and circuits & signals. During this time, I designed assignments and lead lab sessions for 40+ students. It was a great experience that I'm glad I got to have. I found that I learned something new about a course everytime I TA'd it.

My projects

Interested in more? Explore my code repositories.