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Stephen Horton

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Vice President of Software Engineering at Quantum Circuits, Inc.
📍 San Diego, California, United States

Stephen Horton is a high-tech software executive with 30 years of experience leading engineering teams in pioneering markets like quantum computing and automated driving. Educated at USC and Pomona College, he has a background in full-stack software for complex hardware systems at companies from startups to Fortune 100s.

Outside of his deep expertise in technology, Stephen has an interest in the intersection of creative and complex engineering, exemplified by companies like Walt Disney Imagineering. He has also been a recruitment spokesperson, indicating a passion for building and representing strong technical teams.

Unique fact: Stephen was a winner of the Daimler-Bosch path planning challenge while working with Sebastian Thruns team on the first Self Driving Car Engineer "Nanodegree" at Udacity.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Vice President of Software Engineering
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Diego, California, United States
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Quantum Computing
As VP of Software Engineering at Quantum Circuits, he leads the team commercializing the next wave in computing and is vocally excited about the industry's potential.
Autonomous Driving
He has extensive prior leadership experience in this field, having served as Chief Engineer at TuSimple and Global Sr. Manager for Automated Driving at Stellantis.
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Career

Work history

2-2024
Vice President of Software Engineering
Quantum Circuits, Inc.
5-2021 - 2-2024
Chief Engineer & Director of Autonomy Products
TuSimple
2020 - 5-2021
Global Sr. Manager Software Engineering, Automated Driving & Advanced Technology
Stellantis
2017 - 2020
Software Engineering Manager, Automated Driving (Design Responsible)
FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
2014 - 2017
Autonomous Driving Software & Udacity
Udacity
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Education
Master of Science (MS)
University of Southern California
Bachelors
Pomona College
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