Justin Bassett
Director Of Engineering at Home Assistant
Town of Webster, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJustin Bassett is a Director of Engineering with 13 years of hands-on software experience, currently leading engineering at Bryx while also serving as Lead Android Developer for the popular open-source Home Assistant companion app. He brings deep mobile expertise—especially in Android location, permissions, device tracking, and background security fixes—paired with a proven track record of moving from individual contributor to leadership roles across Paychex and startups. Based in Webster, NY, he blends product-focused engineering with operational experience gained as a firefighter and EMT, which informs his pragmatic, reliability-first approach to systems. Justin has repeatedly led solution delivery and technical mentorship as a Principal Software Engineer and Solution Lead, driving architecture and team execution. He is comfortable operating across the stack, shipping robust mobile features and integrations for a large community project while scaling engineering practices in commercial settings. Colleagues rely on him for steady technical leadership that balances shipping velocity with security and maintainability.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science Software Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology
Github Skills (10)
kotlin10
home-assistant10
websocket10
notification10
mobile-development10
sensor10
android10
buildr8
ui-design7
unit-testing7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
home-assistant/android
Nov 2019 - Jan 2023
:iphone: Home Assistant Companion for Android
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:48 releases, 1531 reviews, 262 commits in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Justin primarily worked on integrating the `mobile_app` component and device tracking features for the Home Assistant Android application. They focused on implementing location updates, handling user permissions, and integrating the mobile app with Home Assistant. The contributions involved code extractions, UI updates, and test implementations to support various aspects of the mobile app's functionality, including the handling of sensor data and the notification system. They also addressed several bug fixes related to security and background operations.
iphoneassistantandroidhome-automationkotlin
JBassett/home-assistant-config
Jun 2018 - Dec 2022
Contributions:748 commits, 5 PRs, 179 pushes in 4 years 6 months
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