Caleb Barger -- Programmer

cabarger02@gmail.com | Grangeville, ID

C/C++ | Embedded systems | NLP | Linear Algebra | SQL | Linux | Git

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Experience:

Cloud Engineer, Full-Time, Unanet, Remote November 2024 - Present

• Immediate mode TUI (and command line utility) evectl For communication/management Unanet's cloud deployment system api(s).

Firmware Engineer, Full-Time, SEL, Pullman WA April 2024 - October 2024

• Build and maintained C/C++ components for an ARM based SOC including:
• A cross core mutex
• An interface for ARM A53's PMU (Performance Monitor Unit)
• A layer 4 network protocol
• Build and maintained an in-house package manager (SELPAC)

Firmware Engineer, Contract, Barava Light, Moscow ID October 2023 - April 2024

• Developed firmware for ESP32 microcontroller to control the LED interface of the smart lava lamp.
• Implemented animation code to create dynamic visual effects for the lava lamp using the LED matrix.
• Designed and developed a custom scripting language to enable users to easily create and customize animations for the lava lamp.

Game Programmer, Internship, Polymorphic Games, Moscow ID June 2023 - April 2024

• Currently working on small planet
• Developed core game systems such as resource management, AI behavior, procedural generation, and rendering

Data Engineer, Full-Time, Lightcast, Moscow ID May 2021 - March 2023

• Developed, maintained, and shipped high-performance text classification and extraction libraries. (C, Dlang, Python, Linux, and SQL).
• Maintained in-house job postings classifier using Dlang, SQL, and Intel's Hyperscan, contributing directly to company-wide data-driven initiatives.
• Massive optimizations for a company extractor. (C, SQL)

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Personal Projects:

• CVM – ARM64 VM for a handful of instructions.
• Zeroed – Text editor
• Twr-defns – An isometric tower defense game built with Zig and Raylib.
• Protex – Programmable text extractor built using TypeScript, Zig, and Hyperscan.

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Education:

Bachelor of Computer Science (Incomplete), University of Idaho, January 2021 - May 2021, April 2023 - May 2024

• Relevant coursework
• Computer Networking
• System software
• Programming languages
• Data structures and algorithms
• Computer architecture
• Discrete mathematics

Full Stack Web Development (Bootcamp), Bloom Institute of Technology (Remote) January 2020 - March 2021

• Acquired skills in web development using React, and JavaScript.
• Developed backend services using Java and PostgreSQL.
• Gained proficiency in data structures and algorithms using Python.