Brian Lough
Principal Software Engineer at Fidelity Investments
Ireland
Summary
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Top SchoolBrian Lough is a Principal Software Engineer with 14 years' experience building rich desktop UIs and back-end services at Fidelity Investments, combining deep C#/WPF expertise with Java/MyBatis service work and a history of rapid prototyping in emerging technologies. He’s a hands-on polyglot who also ships mobile and embedded projects—authoring popular consumer services like CheckArgos.com (1M+ searches) and a 20k+ download Android app, plus an indie LibGDX game and contributions to the LibGDX and ESP32 communities. Comfortable leading UI teams, he mentors across full-stack development and incubates new ideas in Fidelity Labs, while maintaining an active maker streak with Arduino/ESP8266 and IoT firmware work visible on GitHub. Known for turning prototypes into production-ready services, he blends product sensibility with low-level hardware and firmware chops that few enterprise engineers cultivate.
14 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electronic and Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electronic and Computer Engineering at National University of Ireland, Galway
Github Skills (13)
esp3210
c-language10
bluetooth-le10
btle10
cprogramming-language10
bluetooth-low-energy10
touchscreen9
sys9
arduino9
embedded9
wires7
spiffs6
json5
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
DustinWatts/FreeTouchDeck
Oct 2020 - Nov 2020
For interfacing with Windows/macOS/Linux using an ESP32, a touchscreen and BLE.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 2 PRs, 5 issues in 13 days
Contributions summary:Brian primarily focused on developing the firmware for the FreeTouchDeck project, which interfaces with a touchscreen and BLE using an ESP32. Their commits include integrating a capacitive touchscreen using the FT6236 library, merging updates, and adding example setups for a Makerfabs board. They also refactored code into separate files and addressed backlight controls.
esp32linuxmacostouchscreenwindows
witnessmenow/Spotify-NFC-Matrix-Display
Aug 2020 - May 2022
Contributions:8 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
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