Jevgeni Kiski
Senior Software Development Engineer (Skype Payments) at Microsoft
Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
Summary
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Top SchoolJevgeni Kiski is a senior software engineer with over 15 years of experience building scalable distributed systems and pragmatic automation, currently contributing to Skype Payments at Microsoft. He blends backend engineering, test automation and embedded IoT work—bringing Home Assistant contributions (notably Vallox ventilation integration) and Orange Pi GPIO support to widely used open-source projects. Comfortable across Python, C/C++, C#, PHP and infrastructure tooling, he applies Clean Code and TDD practices to reduce human error and operational risk. A hands-on problem solver, he designed and deployed global WiFi/Captive Portal solutions at scale and has a track record of shipping full-stack and edge integrations. Outside work he builds hardware and home-automation projects (some adopted by Home Assistant), and is actively moving into AI, complementing deep practical experience with growing ML interests.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology, Bachelor's degree, Information Technology at Tallinn University of Technology
Russian, English, Estonian
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (27)
pytest10
python10
hardware-interface10
testing10
mqtt10
integrations10
mqttnet10
asyncio10
gpio10
iot10
fan-control10
sys10
system-integration10
home-assistant10
embedded10
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
home-assistant/core
Apr 2020 - Dec 2022
:house_with_garden: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Backend Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:69 reviews, 8 commits, 18 PRs in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Jevgeni primarily contributed to the Home Assistant Core repository by implementing and testing new features for the Vallox integration, focusing on ventilation system control. They added new switch and number entities to control bypass locking and temperature settings, respectively, and introduced a date entity for filter replacement. The user wrote tests to ensure the functionality of these new components. Furthermore, they refactored and improved code quality of existing components, specifically related to tests, fan speed and preset mode controls.
raspberry-pipythonhouseprivacy-firstasyncio
flyte/mqtt-io
Jan 2020 - Jan 2020
Expose GPIO modules (Raspberry Pi, Beaglebone, PCF8754, PiFace2 etc.) and digital sensors (LM75 etc.) to an MQTT server for remote control and monitoring.
Role in this project:Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 2 PRs, 14 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:Jevgeni primarily contributed to adding support for the Orange Pi platform, demonstrating expertise in hardware integration and GPIO control. Their work included implementing Orange Pi-specific GPIO modules, validating configurations, and incorporating different pin providing modes. They also integrated Home Assistant MQTT discovery features, enhancing the project's interoperability with home automation systems.
rpipythonmqtt-serversensorsremote-control
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