Baohua Sun is a senior software engineer with seven years of experience focused on IoT and embedded firmware, currently working on Z-Wave firmware and mesh device integration for SmartThings and now at Microsoft. He has delivered embedded and cloud-connected solutions across SmartThings, AWS, and earlier roles in full-stack and engineering support at startups and Honeywell, blending low-level firmware expertise with cloud service experience. Baohua’s background includes a Master of Engineering from the University of Minnesota and practical leadership shipping device firmware on consumer IoT platforms. He is comfortable navigating the intersection of constrained devices and scalable cloud systems, turning hardware constraints into reliable, testable firmware. A less obvious strength is his cross-domain fluency—from full-stack web work to embedded radio stacks—which helps accelerate feature delivery across the entire product stack.
7 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) at University of Minnesota
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