Hey! I’m

Kevin Strobel

Embedded Software / Firmware Developer

MS Computer Science

📍 Nuremberg, BY, Germany

During my time as a backend web developer, I was always curious about how hardware and software interact in detail.

Therefore, I delved into microprocessor architecture and design and implemented an Out-of-Order, superscalar RISC-V CPU on an FPGA for my Master’s thesis.

With a precise understanding of how systems execute code, I now really enjoy designing and writing embedded firmware and software and grasping the complexity of C++.

As a developer, my passion is to work accurately and solve everyday problems by designing software architectures and writing clean, efficient as well as maintainable code while doing some project management.

When I’m not coding, you’ll probably find me playing the organ, the piano or visiting some city on a sunny afternoon.

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MATHEMA GmbH

07/2021 - now

Embedded Software / Firmware Developer

Provide development support for various clients and applications (C / C⁠+⁠+, real-time systems, QtQuick)
Optimize real-time applications
Create, design, and model software architectures

Handle communication with the clients
Perform project management
Create proposals

Perform requirements analysis
Perform effort estimations

Give technical conference talks

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Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

04/2018 - 03/2021

Computer science studies (Master of Science)

Thesis about developing and benchmarking an Out-of-Order RISC⁠-⁠V CPU on an FPGA
Original thesis title: "Evaluating a Custom-Made Out-of-Order RISC⁠-⁠V CPU In Regard to Application Specific Instruction Set Extensions"
Final grade: 1.0 (German grading system)

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Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

03/2019 - 09/2019

Research assistant at the chair of Computer Architecture

Simulate C programs on Verilog-based RISC⁠-⁠V processor models using Verilator and VCS
Create a script environment to automate extensive tests
Determine the run time (number of processor clock cycles) and power consumption for each program under test

Accenture Technology Solutions GmbH

10/2014 - 03/2018

Software Engineer

Provide backend development support for a large JavaEE-based, model-driven web application
Perform bugfixing
Train new employees in several domains (Spring batch jobs, Unit testing, SOAP web services)

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Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Ravensburg

10/2011 - 09/2014

Business informatics studies (Bachelor of Science, "Duales Studium")

Thesis about managing mutual dependencies between departments in a Scrum-driven project; to visualize those dependencies, I created a web-based tool
Original thesis title: "Management von wechselseitigen Abhängigkeiten zwischen Scrum-getriebenen Abteilungen in der Bundesagentur für Arbeit und Entwicklung eines Tools zur Visualisierung dieser Interdependenzen"
Final grade: 1.9 (German grading system)

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Accenture Technology Solutions GmbH

10/2011 - 09/2014