Pedro Januário
Founding Software Engineer at Independent Consultant
Lisbon, Portugal
Summary
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Top SchoolPedro Januário is a founding software engineer and technology leader with 12 years of experience designing high-availability, distributed and service-oriented systems from Lisbon. He blends hands-on engineering in Node.js and Kotlin with cloud-native expertise (AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes) and a strong track record in coaching, architecting microservices, and driving DevOps transformations. As a serial founder, consultant, and former Director of Technology, he has guided clients including KPN and Central Bank through cloud migrations, SDLC improvements, and MVP deliveries while leading teams of diverse sizes. Pedro is an active open-source contributor to Home Assistant—implementing integrations and tests—which highlights his practical IoT and integration experience beyond enterprise systems. Meticulous, fast-learning and communicator-focused, he pairs big-picture strategy with pragmatic, quality-driven execution.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master Computer Science Engineering, Master Computer Science Engineering at ISEL - Instituto Superior Engenharia de Lisboa
Portuguese, English
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Github Skills (13)
iot10
home-assistant10
intergration10
configurations10
integrate10
python10
configuration-file10
integrations10
home-automation10
asyncio10
pytest9
mqttnet9
mqtt9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
home-assistant/core
Aug 2018 - Feb 2024
:house_with_garden: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & IoT Developer
Back-end Developer & IoT DeveloperContributions:26 reviews, 5 PRs, 40 comments in 5 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Pedro primarily contributed to the `home-assistant/core` repository by implementing and enhancing integrations, specifically focusing on the `ecoforest` integration. Their work included adding new sensor, switch, and number platforms, refactoring code, and fixing bugs related to the `ecoforest` device integration. The user also developed and modified configuration flows, and made associated improvements to the associated unit tests. The user's contributions demonstrate a strong understanding of the Home Assistant platform and integration development.
raspberry-pipythonhouseprivacy-firstasyncio
pjanuario/dotfiles
Feb 2017 - Oct 2023
Contributions:20 pushes in 6 years 9 months
configurationminimalistdayconfigkeystrokes
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