Georgi Kirichkov is a multidisciplinary professional combining 13 years of IT and legal experience as a self-employed lawyer and founder of Simplicity, where he builds custom web software on open-source stacks. He has a strong hands-on systems background from roles managing networks, Windows/Linux servers, and enterprise IT projects, plus practical software development skills demonstrated by contributions to the pyHS100 Python library for TP-Link smart plugs. Comfortable bridging technical and non-technical domains, Georgi blends legal acumen with backend engineering and occasional design sensibility to deliver pragmatic solutions. Based in Bulgaria, he brings a pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset and a habit of improving maintainability and cross-version compatibility in code—an indicator of attention to long-term reliability beyond immediate fixes.
13 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Laws (LLM), Master of Laws (LLM) at University of Ruse
English Language School "Geo Milev"
BA, International Affairs & Politics, Computer Science, BA, International Affairs & Politics, Computer Science at Vesalius College
Python Library to control TPLink Switch (HS100 / HS110)
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:14 commits, 9 PRs, 5 pushes in 3 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Georgi primarily contributed to the core functionality of the pyHS100 library, enhancing its ability to control and interact with TP-Link smart plugs. Their work involved implementing energy meter commands and adding methods for turning the plugs on and off. They also refactored existing code to improve maintainability and added Python 2/3 compatibility and improvements.
Contributions:5 pushes, 8 branches in 4 years 10 months
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