Andrey Tolstoy
Staff Embedded Software Engineer at Particle IO
Kyrgyzstan
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Top SchoolAndrey Tolstoy is a Staff Embedded Software Engineer with 10+ years building enterprise-grade, cross-platform and embedded systems, currently contributing to Particle's Device OS firmware. He focuses on low-level C/C++ development for IoT devices, improving cellular communications, firmware update flows, and build systems while working directly with hardware like cellular modems and SPI peripherals. Based in Kyrgyzstan, he blends formal master's-level training in computing systems with practical electronics experience from roles spanning security integration to systems administration. His open-source work on the widely used particle-iot/device-os underscores a commitment to reliable, production-ready firmware and developer tooling. He brings a pragmatic systems mindset that balances firmware performance, robustness, and maintainability across distributed device fleets.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computing machines, complexes, systems and networks, Master's degree, Computing machines, complexes, systems and networks at Siberian Federal University (former Krasnoyarsk State University)
English, French, Russian
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Github Skills (16)
cell10
firmware10
iot10
embedded10
telecommunication10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
sys10
rtos9
device-driver9
hal8
makefile8
abstraction-layer8
spi7
wifi7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
particle-iot/device-os
Dec 2015 - Jan 2023
Device OS (Firmware) for Particle Devices
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:44 releases, 1201 reviews, 3498 commits in 7 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Andrey's commits primarily focused on firmware development for Particle IoT devices. They contributed to the device OS, enhancing cellular communication by increasing registration timeouts and updating firmware update procedures. The user demonstrated expertise in embedded systems programming, specifically in C/C++, and interacted with various hardware peripherals including cellular modems and SPI devices. The user also made build system improvements, indicating familiarity with the Device OS build process.
xenonparticleargonelectronfirmware
particle-iot/nrf5_sdk
Apr 2018 - Mar 2022
Contributions:1 review, 26 commits, 16 PRs in 4 years
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