Robert Smith is a product-minded full-stack engineer and hardware-focused leader based in Austin with 23 years of experience delivering integrated software and hardware solutions. He is currently Head of Hardware at EIDON AI and founder of Controller Adapter, where he blends hardware hacking with embedded software to build niche gaming accessories. His career spans roles from senior software engineer at Pushnami and Sumo Group to lead developer at Bouncing Pixel, demonstrating a track record of shipping across web and embedded domains. Earlier in his career, he founded Mote Labs, a startup that created the precursor to Chromecast and grew to 30,000 daily active users, earning a spot in the Microsoft Imagine Cup bootcamp. He earned a Computer Science degree from the University of Houston and an AA in Mathematics from San Jacinto College. With a passion for turning complex requirements into practical, scalable hardware-software solutions, he thrives at the intersection of web development, embedded systems, and retro hardware.
23 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at University of Houston
AA, Mathematics, AA, Mathematics at San Jacinto College
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