Michael Sandstedt
Principal Software Engineer at Backburner Labs Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Sandstedt is a Principal Software Engineer based in Minneapolis with seven years of professional software experience and a deep background in embedded Linux, connectivity, and IoT. He led Matter adoption and hub architecture at Samsung SmartThings, authored parts of the Matter specification, and contributed build- and stability-focused fixes to the high-profile connectedhomeip project. At Backburner Labs he now applies that expertise to end-to-end product development for clients, and previously built platform and teams for a medical diagnostics startup and worked on management software for Cray supercomputers. Michael blends low-level embedded systems skills with cloud and network integrations, and brings a pragmatic focus on reliability—evident in his work resolving build, memory, and credential issues in IoT stacks. An early-career audio engineer and technician, he retains a hands-on, hardware-aware perspective that informs robust system design.
7 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Engineering at University of MinnesotaAssociate of Applied Science in Recording Technology, Associate of Applied Science in Recording Technology at McNally Smith College of Music
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Github Skills (33)
c-language10
build-system10
sys10
state-machine10
matter-js10
embedded10
build-tools10
cprogramming-language10
memory-management9
iot8
security8
dns-sd8
architecture7
connected7
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
project-chip/connectedhomeip
Oct 2020 - Nov 2022
Matter (formerly Project CHIP) creates more connections between more objects, simplifying development for manufacturers and increasing compatibility for consumers, guided by the Connectivity Standards Alliance.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Back-end Developer & Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:2742 reviews, 35 commits, 96 PRs in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Michael primarily worked on build-related tasks within the project, focusing on fixing builds when certain features are disabled, particularly related to BLE, WiFi, and detailed logging. They also implemented a variant-type-driven state machine within the project's libraries and addressed memory management issues related to DNS-SD and session establishment. Their contributions also included modifications to the operational credentials code and general cleanup, suggesting a focus on ensuring the codebase's reliability and stability.
connectivity-standards-alliancebuild-with-matterguidedzephyrconnectivity
zcoap/zcoap-server
Mar 2021 - Apr 2021
Contributions:76 commits, 64 pushes, 4 branches in 10 days
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