Ernest Lotter
Software Engineer at Canonical
Somerset West, South Africa
Summary
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Top SchoolErnest Lotter is a pragmatic software engineer with over a decade of experience delivering embedded and systems software for automotive and fleet management products, now applying his skills at Canonical. He has a strong background in mechatronics and a track record as a technical lead and manager at MiX Telematics and Delphi, where he translated complex vehicle control requirements into production-grade firmware and systems. Ernest combines hands-on embedded development with curriculum-style communication—having taught ARM and Raspberry Pi workshops across multiple regions—to bridge gaps between hardware, software and stakeholders. Known for quickly internalizing business vision, he mentors teams, drives upskilling, and leads by example to meet strategic goals. Based in Somerset West, South Africa, he brings a rare blend of field-proven automotive control experience and public-facing technical education.
3 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BEng, Mechatronics, BEng, Mechatronics at Stellenbosch University / Universiteit Stellenbosch
English, Afrikaans
Github Skills (5)
snap10
rootfs10
ubuntu9
linux7
snappy4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ernestl/snapd
Jan 2023 - Apr 2025
The snapd and snap tools enable systems to work with .snap files.
Contributions:4 PRs, 678 pushes, 126 branches in 2 years 3 months
snapdsnap
ernestl/core20
Jun 2023 - Jul 2023
Contributions:28 pushes, 10 branches in 1 month
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