Pedro Fuoco
Senior Firmware Engineer II at TRACTIAN
São Paulo, Brazil
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Top SchoolPedro Fuoco is a Senior Firmware Engineer II with six years of hands-on experience building embedded systems, ROS/ROS2 robotics stacks, and computer vision solutions, currently based in São Paulo. He combines strong C++, C, and Python firmware skills with a track record of leading agile technical teams and mentoring developers across multiple roles at TRACTIAN and GreenV. A proven competition leader, Pedro captained the Skyrats software team to top national placements and strong international finishes in autonomous drone challenges, applying those real-world autonomy lessons to industry projects. He was a selected Google Summer of Code contributor to Ardupilot in 2023, delivering a ROS 2 GPS-denied exploration project that bridges open-source research and production firmware. Colleagues describe him as a persuasive public speaker and interdisciplinary collaborator who brings theater and debate-honed communication to complex technical leadership.
6 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor in Mechatronic Engineering Mechatronics Robotics Control and automation, Bachelor in Mechatronic Engineering Mechatronics Robotics Control and automation at Escola Politécnica da USP
English, Portuguese
Github Skills (57)
robotics10
px410
autopilot10
mavlink10
plane10
rover10
infrastructure10
dronekit10
arduino10
ros10
ros-node10
gazebo-simulator10
gazebosim9
platformio9
simulation9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
SkyRats/mavbase2
Apr 2022 - Sep 2022
Repository for basic mav functions implemented in ROS 2
Contributions:46 commits, 1 PR, 39 pushes in 4 months
mavrosros-2ros2
pedro-fuoco/ardupilot_gz
Jun 2023 - Mar 2025
Tools for ArduPilot ROS2 integration and testing
Contributions:2 PRs, 37 pushes, 8 branches in 1 year 9 months
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