Igor Biletski
Head Of Hardware Development at comma.ai
San Diego, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolIgor Biletski is a hardware-focused software engineer and Head of Hardware Development at comma.ai with over a decade of hands-on experience designing embedded systems, firmware, and full-stack solutions. He has progressed from embedded PCB and microcontroller development to leading hardware teams, shipping features like deep sleep, CAN health monitoring, and USB protocol refinements for the widely used openpilot/panda platform. Comfortable across C/C++, Python, Linux, CAD/CAM and IoT tooling, he pairs low-level driver work with system-level product thinking to bridge hardware and software. Prior roles span security, CNC prototyping, and building payment and OCR pipelines, showing a knack for pragmatic, production-ready engineering. Based in San Diego, he combines academic training in computer science with a bias for hands-on coding and rapid iteration. An under-the-hood contributor to a prominent open-source driving OS, he brings rare depth in vehicle-facing hardware communication and power management.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics
English, Russian, Ukrainian
Github Skills (15)
c1710
can-bus10
embedded10
usb10
c-language10
c1110
cprogramming-language10
sys10
interfacing10
hardware-interface10
stm9
libusb9
robotics9
driver8
system8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
commaai/panda
Jun 2021 - Jan 2023
code powering the comma.ai panda
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:85 reviews, 109 commits, 248 PRs in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Igor primarily focused on low-level embedded systems development within the comma.ai panda project. They made bug fixes and implemented updates to hardware driver files, specifically focusing on CAN communication drivers and peripherals. Their contributions involved directly modifying and updating microcontroller-specific header files and drivers, showcasing a focus on embedded systems and hardware interaction.
pandacommapython
commaai/openpilot
Dec 2020 - Nov 2022
openpilot is an operating system for robotics. Currently, it upgrades the driver assistance system on 300+ supported cars.
Role in this project:Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:38 reviews, 87 commits, 95 PRs in 1 year 11 months
Contributions summary:Igor's contributions primarily involve modifications to the `selfdrive/boardd` and `panda.cc` files, suggesting a focus on low-level hardware interaction. These changes include the addition of functionalities like deep sleep mode, setting CAN and data speeds, and implementing CAN health monitoring, indicating work related to embedded systems and possibly IoT. The commits also include refactoring and improvements to the USB protocol, showing a good grasp of hardware communication protocols.
cruise-controlracingopenpilotadaptiveadaptive-cruise-control
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