Artem Draft is a Lead Software Engineer with seven years of experience specializing in frontend leadership and IoT/back-end integrations. He contributes actively to prominent open-source projects like zigbee2mqtt and Home Assistant, where he has implemented device support, cover and motor-state handling, and improved integrations for consumer devices such as Xiaomi and Bravia TVs. Comfortable bridging embedded systems and cloud-connected services, Artem combines frontend product sensibility with low-level device knowledge to deliver practical smart-home features. Colleagues know him for shipping concise fixes and thoughtful type-definition updates that make integrations more reliable and maintainable.
:house_with_garden: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Contributions:162 reviews, 39 commits, 43 PRs in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Artem primarily contributed to the `home-assistant/core` repository by fixing issues and implementing features related to the Bravia TV integration and HomeKit integration. Their work involved modifying core components, including the coordinator and media player, and adding new functionalities such as button platform support and media browsing. They also addressed bug fixes and performance improvements in the Bravia TV integration.
Collection of device converters to be used with zigbee-herdsman
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Contributions:12 reviews, 9 commits, 13 PRs in 8 months
Contributions summary:Artem's contributions center around adding and modifying device definitions for the zigbee-herdsman-converters repository. They primarily focus on implementing support for new Xiaomi smart home devices, specifically covering features like power outage memory and exposing cover running states, and modifying device configurations to expose running states of covers. These changes involve directly modifying the device configuration files (e.g., xiaomi.js, tuya.js) to accurately reflect the devices' functionalities and behaviors.
zigbeeconverters
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