Jared Sanson
Senior Software Firmware Engineer at Microsoft
New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolJared Sanson is a Senior Software/Firmware Engineer with 13 years’ experience specializing in debugging and resolving elusive firmware and embedded system issues, currently improving Microsoft Surface devices. He brings deep UEFI and low-level firmware expertise combined with modern software engineering practices like CI/CD to maintain high code quality in constrained environments. His background spans embedded Linux, driver development, high-speed PCB/MIPI systems and large-scale Windows quality analytics, reflecting a rare mix of hardware-proximal skills and data-driven quality focus. Based in New Zealand with a first-class Computer Engineering degree from the University of Canterbury, he pairs industrial firmware work with hands-on electronics prototyping, software design and graphics—plus a surprising hobbyist interest in bonsai that underscores his patient, detail-oriented approach.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering, 1st Class Honours, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering, 1st Class Honours at University of Canterbury
Github Skills (86)
python10
automation10
esp3210
home-assistant10
mqtt10
controlling10
xiaomi10
yaml10
home-automation10
platformio10
mate10
python-interface10
iot10
esphome10
esp826610
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
jorticus/zeitgeber-tools
Dec 2013 - Oct 2014
Contributions:23 commits in 10 months
jorticus/face-replace
Apr 2014 - Jan 2015
Contributions:44 commits, 1 push, 2 comments in 9 months
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