Rufus Smith
Remote Software Developer at Various Companies
Connecticut, United States
Summary
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SeniorRufus Smith is a seasoned embedded systems engineer and remote software developer with over a decade of hands-on experience designing and testing hardware across industrial and robotics domains. He specializes in embedded firmware, real-time interfaces, and motion-control systems for small robotics and telematics deployments, with a track record spanning CAN, J1939, J1708, Modbus, RS-485/232 and GSM/Satellite connectivity. In recent roles he led automated hardware testing pipelines using Python and Jenkins, and built Raspberry Pi-based test stations and data loggers with web and local interfaces. His rich background includes developing C firmware for ColdFire and PIC18 devices, circuit design, and desktop Python GUIs for hardware testing, along with Python tools for database migrations. Rufus is based in Connecticut and has contributed across diverse remote engagements since 2016, continuing to deliver robust, maintainable systems from specification through field deployment. A practical, hands-on engineer who thrives at the intersection of hardware and software, he consistently translates complex requirements into reliable, auditable solutions.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (105)
nodejs10
react10
javascript9
arduino-ide9
cpython9
css9
ide9
twine9
python39
editor8
linux8
embedded8
python8
micropython8
windows8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
RufusVS/circuitpython
Aug 2021 - May 2022
CircuitPython - a Python implementation for teaching coding with microcontrollers
Contributions:5 pushes in 8 months
pythonpython-implementationteachingmicrocontrollerscircuitpython
RufusVS/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Bundle
May 2022 - Nov 2023
A bundle of useful CircuitPython libraries ready to use from the filesystem.
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 year 6 months
bundlecircuitpythonpythonfilesystem
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