My First Post
September 15, 2026
2024 - Present
Embedded Software Engineer
TP-Link Systems Inc. · Irvine, CA
Developing embedded software for consumer networking products — firmware, drivers and the tooling around them.
About Me
Hi, I'm Alvin La, an embedded software engineer at TP-Link Systems in Irvine, CA. I spend my days writing firmware and my free time designing PCBs and flashing bootloaders onto whatever microcontroller is within arm's reach.
I studied at UC Irvine (Campuswide Honors Collegium, 2021–2024) and I enjoy work that lives close to the hardware: bring-up, drivers, and the occasional magic smoke evacuation.
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Experiences & Educations
Before that
Internships & Student Projects
Details on LinkedIn
Full history of roles, internships and coursework over on my LinkedIn profile. LinkedIn profile
2021 - 2024
Undergraduate Studies
UC Irvine
Campuswide Honors Collegium. Graduated 2024.
2018 - 2021
First Steps in Engineering
Pre-UCI coursework
Where the foundation was laid before transferring to UC Irvine — see LinkedIn for details.
Skills & Tools
Embedded Software
Firmware and drivers on microcontrollers — bring-up, peripherals and field updates.
Hardware & PCB
Schematic capture and board layout, from development boards to small products.
Tooling & Automation
Scripts and pipelines that take the pain out of embedded work.
Recent Works
STM32F030RCT6 Dev Board PCB
KiCad · STM32 · Custom dev board
View project ↗
Nucleo F401RE Bootloader
C · Firmware updates over serial
View project ↗
IoT Sensor Node
ESP32 · MQTT · Low power
Peripheral Drivers
C · I²C / SPI / UART
Test & Flash Tooling
Python · Automation · CI
Personal Portfolio Website
Vanilla JS · You're looking at it
Get In Touch
Let's talk about everything!
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