Summary
Roberts Gotlaufs is an embedded software engineer with 10 years of hands-on experience building IoT and embedded products, currently developing wireless infrastructure at SAF Tehnika in Latvia. He has a strong track record designing PCBs and low-power sensor firmware (LoRa/LoRaWAN) from prototype to production, plus embedded Linux and test-system software experience using C++, Python and FreeRTOS. At HansaMatrix he moved between individual contributor and coordination roles—leading test-system design and cross-discipline teams—demonstrating both technical depth and project ownership. Academically grounded with a master’s in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (top grades) and an Erasmus stint at KTH, he pairs rigorous theory with practical manufacturing know-how. Outside work he tinkers with microcontrollers and sensors, builds his own gadgets, plays saxophone and does carpentry, revealing a hands-on creativity that often informs his engineering solutions.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
ERASMUS exchange studies, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, ERASMUS exchange studies, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Master's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, GPA 4.0; Average weighted grade: 9.8, Master's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, GPA 4.0; Average weighted grade: 9.8 at Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte (Riga Technical University)