Sam Kent
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolSam Kent is a Senior Embedded Software Engineer based in London with eight years’ experience delivering end-to-end firmware and embedded Linux products, from bootloader and Yocto platform bring-up to hardware design and compliance sign-off. At Pod he built the Solo 3S Linux platform, led a Rust rewrite of a critical bridge application, and delivered device security and OTA strategies to meet UK Smart Charge Points regulations. Comfortable across bare-metal RTOS, STM32/ESP32 firmware, Thread wireless sensors, and cloud-integrated CI/CD, he repeatedly replaces ad-hoc tooling with reproducible, signed release pipelines and automated HIL/SIL test infrastructure. He combines hands-on coding (C/C++, Rust) with technical leadership—writing design docs, coordinating cross-discipline teams, and owning EMC/RED certification efforts. Early work on the micro:bit and custom BLE bootloaders shows a long-standing focus on reliable connected-device tooling and developer-friendly platforms.
8 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
The College Of Richard CollyerElectronic Engineering MEng, Electronic Engineering MEng at University of Leeds
Github Skills (57)
javascript10
bbc-micro10
ipad10
typescript10
editor10
micropython10
makecode10
code-editor10
android-application10
blockly10
bit10
iphone10
midi-controller8
midi8
android8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
microbit-foundation/microbit-android
Jul 2019 - Apr 2021
micro:bit official Android application code. The application is free to download from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samsung.microbit
Contributions:1 review, 101 commits, 22 PRs in 1 year 9 months
android-application
microbit-sam/microbit
Oct 2017 - May 2020
Contributions:78 releases, 2 PRs, 99 pushes in 2 years 7 months
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