Jeff S
Principal Software Engineer Group Leader at MITRE
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolJeff S is a Principal Software Engineer and group leader with over 20 years of hands-on experience delivering mobile, simulation, and cloud-enabled systems, currently managing an eight-person team at MITRE. He blends deep engineering expertise in Swift, Objective-C, C++, Java, Python and DevOps practices with proven leadership in Agile, CI/CD, and modernization efforts. His long tenure at MITRE includes aviation and command-and-control domains, building flight-simulator visuals, iOS safety apps, and integrations used to brief international government stakeholders. Beyond management, he remains an active contributor to open-source—recently extending Home Assistant’s Flume integration—showing a curiosity for practical home automation and community collaboration. He has worked internationally across Europe and Latin America and holds advanced studies in computer science, pairing technical depth with cross-cultural communication and mentoring experience. Colocated in Colorado Springs, he combines research-minded problem solving with production-grade delivery and a knack for internal training and capability building.
11 years of coding experience
Masters, Computer Sceince, Masters, Computer Sceince at The George Washington UniversityBS Computer Science, Computer Science, BS Computer Science, Computer Science at Carleton CollegeThe American University in Cairo
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (15)
iot10
home-assistant10
python10
home-automation10
asyncio10
enums6
xcode6
objective-c6
ssl6
keychain6
ios6
swift6
iphone6
pki6
ios-simulator6
Programming languages (24)
Github contributions (5)
home-assistant/core
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
:house_with_garden: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:351 reviews, 35 commits, 102 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Jeff contributed to the `home-assistant/core` repository by adding a `Flume DataUpdateCoordinator` class. This involved modifications to the `flume` component, including the addition of new files and changes to existing ones like `sensor.py`, `coordinator.py`, and `const.py`. The contributions center around integrating and extending the functionality of the Flume integration, specifically around sensor data retrieval and management, likely to enhance the home automation capabilities of the platform.
raspberry-pipythonhouseprivacy-firstasyncio
jeeftor/weatherflow4py
Dec 2023 - Mar 2025
Contributions:50 PRs, 210 pushes, 39 branches in 1 year 2 months
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