Ahmed Elsalahy
Embedded Software Team Lead at Q*Bird
Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolAhmed Elsalahy is a Senior Embedded Software Engineer with seven years of experience building firmware and embedded systems across automotive, IoT, and energy-efficient mobility domains. He holds an MSc in embedded computing from TU Berlin and University of Turku, with a focus on embedded systems security and low-power design. Ahmed’s career spans Valeo HIL test-bench firmware for major OEMs, open-source LoRaWAN reference firmware at The Things Network/Industries collaborating with Semtech and ARM, and recent work on C++, CAN, functional safety, and diagnostics for Lightyear’s solar electric drivetrain. Now at Q*BIRD, he continues to blend safety-critical automotive development with IoT and tooling experience. Colleagues describe him as curious and collaborative, often bridging hardware constraints with pragmatic software solutions. He’s passionate about open source and quietly contributes cross-disciplinary insights that improve reliability and energy efficiency in embedded products.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Assiut UniversityMaster's degree, Major in Embedded Systems and Minor in Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Master's degree, Major in Embedded Systems and Minor in Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Turun yliopisto - University of TurkuMaster's degree, Major in Embedded Systems and Minor in Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Master's degree, Major in Embedded Systems and Minor in Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Technische Universität BerlinDiploma, Embedded Systems, Diploma, Embedded Systems at Information Technology Institute (ITI)
Arabic, English
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Github Skills (18)
lorawan10
hardware10
node-red10
lora10
sensor10
nodejs9
ttn9
secure-element7
iot6
network-server6
over-the-air6
documentation5
test-server5
javascript3
firmware3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
elsalahy/public-res
Jul 2021 - Jul 2026
Contributions:25 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years
TheThingsNetwork/lorawan-example-atecc608a-tnglora
Dec 2019 - Dec 2020
Example for using the Microchip ATECC608A-TNGLORA secure element
Contributions:23 commits, 12 PRs, 10 pushes in 1 year
secure-element
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