Randall Darden

Randall Darden is an accomplished engineering manager and software engineer with extensive experience in embedded systems, virtualization, and automated testing. Notable positions include serving as an Engineering Manager at Wind River, where leadership of the Hypervisor team focused on multicore virtualization products, and as a Software Engineering Manager at Fitbit, driving advancements in hardware-in-the-loop testing for wearable devices. Randall’s tenure at Cruise as a Staff Software Development Engineer in Test involved establishing rigorous safety-critical software development practices. Previous experience includes founding Tremolo Photo and working at Motorola and The AIS Group in roles that addressed firmware development and embedded systems engineering. Educational credentials comprise dual master's degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Randall currently works as a Software Engineering Manager at Google, where responsibilities include managing a team focused on automated testing for sensors and audio quality.