Patrick Wieder is a Head of Electronics Development with 11 years of experience building firmware and IoT systems, currently leading electronics at SAUTER in Basel. He specializes in software for tiny, embedded computers and PLCs, blending low-level hardware understanding with pragmatic software architecture to make systems faster, smoother, and more reliable. His career spans roles from IoT Architect to founder and ABB software engineer, reflecting both hands-on development and strategic technical leadership. A pragmatic open-source advocate, he enhances existing codebases and focuses on the nitty-gritty details that improve performance and safety. Patrick is committed to permanent, in-house roles where he can drive long-term product quality and closer hardware–software integration. He pairs a CentraleSupélec computer science background with an applied-physics foundation, which informs his appetite for getting ever closer to the metal.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at CentraleSupélec
Baccalauréat Sciences, Baccalauréat Sciences at Lycée Don Bosco Landser
Bachelor’s degree Applied Physics, Bachelor’s degree Applied Physics at Université Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg I)
Contributions:32 commits, 30 pushes, 3 branches in 4 months
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Patrick Wieder - Head Of Electronics Development at SAUTER