Summary
Christo Smallwood is an embedded software engineer based in the UK with a decade of professional experience and over 15 years of broader engineering involvement. He blends systems architecture and embedded development from roles at ARM and IAR with hands-on testing and product-focused experience from TE Connectivity and Citrix. Trained in materials science at Oxford and computer science at Imperial, he brings a rare cross-disciplinary perspective that informs pragmatic hardware-software integration. Christo also applies his coaching and leadership skills outside engineering as a gymnastics coach, demonstrating strong mentoring and communication abilities. Comfortable moving between low-level firmware, systems design and product requirements, he excels at turning complex technical constraints into reliable, testable solutions. Colleagues can expect a generalist thinker with deep embedded expertise and a practical, team-oriented approach.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Materials Science, 1st, Master’s Degree, Materials Science, 1st at University of Oxford
Master’s Degree, Computer Science, Merit, Master’s Degree, Computer Science, Merit at Imperial College London
English, Spanish