Guy Sheffer
VP R&D And Co-Founder at ShapeDo
Israel
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Top SchoolGuy Sheffer is a seasoned VP R&D and co-founder with 15 years of hands-on experience building embedded and DevOps solutions, primarily in the construction and hardware-integrated software space. He combines systems-level engineering (Raspberry Pi distributions, build systems, packaging) with product leadership, having led R&D at ShapeDo while still taking selective freelance projects. A prolific FOSS maintainer, he created and maintains OctoPi and CustomPiOS and has driven improvements across related projects like FullPageOS and OwnPhotos, showing both build/deployment expertise and backend optimizations. Comfortable from Python and Bash scripting to system integration on Linux, he brings a pragmatic CTO-in-practice mindset—able to go deep into code and lift teams to production-ready releases. Based in Israel with a physics BSc from The Hebrew University, he blends analytical rigor with maker culture and community stewardship. An understated strength is his focus on reproducible build tooling and documentation that makes hardware-focused software accessible to hobbyists and enterprises alike.
15 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Physics, Bachelor's degree Physics at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Github Skills (27)
git10
docker10
restructuredtext10
python10
django10
bash10
dockers10
parallel-processing10
build-automation10
raspberry-pi10
backend10
documentation10
api-design9
apidoc9
sys9
Programming languages (32)
Github contributions (5)
guysoft/FullPageOS
Oct 2015 - Aug 2022
A raspberrypi distro to display a full page browser on boot
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & Embedded Systems Engineer
DevOps Engineer & Embedded Systems EngineerContributions:10 releases, 162 commits, 58 PRs in 6 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Guy contributed significantly to the build and deployment processes for a Raspberry Pi-based full-page browser distribution. Their work included modifying build scripts, integrating a vagrant build system, and updating the codebase to support different Raspberry Pi OS versions. They also addressed issues related to image mounting and partition resizing, demonstrating strong skills in system configuration and embedded system operations.
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guysoft/CustomPiOS
Apr 2017 - Jan 2023
A Raspberry Pi and other ARM devices distribution builder
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:7 releases, 3 reviews, 365 commits in 5 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Guy primarily contributed to the development and enhancement of the CustomPiOS project. They focused on improving the build process, including fixing generation issues and adding a script to update custom paths. The user also worked on improving the project documentation, including the standard modules, and expanding the list of distributions using CustomPiOS. Finally, they implemented features such as the rpi-imager snipplet generation.
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