Nils McCarthy

Nils McCarthy is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience spanning over two decades in various high-profile companies. Currently serving as a Staff Software Engineer at Risc0 since April 2022, McCarthy previously held the position of Senior Software Engineer at Spiral Genetics, where significant contributions included developing algorithms for DNA data processing and optimizing code for the BioGraph file format. Prior to that, a tenure at Google involved maintaining tools for Google Cloud Dataflow, while at Limelight Networks, McCarthy set the technical direction for CDN architecture. Additional experience includes roles at Axient Communications, implementing a nationwide content distribution network, and developing networking tools, as well as engineering positions focused on load balancing and database systems at GTE Internetworking and Primenet Services for the Internet.