Sergio Soares
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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RockstarSergio Soares is an embedded software engineer with eight years of experience building smart home and firmware-level products, currently working on Smart Home software at Google in Waterloo. His background spans hands-on embedded systems design and technical leadership at ON Semiconductor, product-focused firmware at Square, and research roles that bridge algorithms and applied engineering. He holds a Master’s in Computer Science and dual Computer Engineering degrees with research experience at the University of Washington, reflecting a strong foundation in both theory and practical systems. Sergio is comfortable moving between low-level hardware interfaces and higher-level product concerns, shipping reliable embedded features at scale. Based in Canada, he combines a collaborative, networking-oriented approach with a track record of leading embedded teams and tools development. A less obvious strength is his mix of academic research and commercial embedded tool-building, which helps him translate complex algorithms into production-ready firmware.
8 years of coding experience
Github Skills (48)
opc10
openthread10
lte10
sourceforge10
freertos10
connections10
internet-of-things10
connectivity10
compatibility10
iot10
svn9
zephyr9
git-clone9
theia8
plug8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
soares-sergio/connectedhomeip
Sep 2024 - Apr 2025
Matter (formerly Project CHIP) creates more connections between more objects, simplifying development for manufacturers and increasing compatibility for consumers, guided by the Connectivity Standards Alliance.
Contributions:132 pushes, 35 branches in 6 months
sergio-soar-es/FreeRTOS
Apr 2023 - Nov 2023
'Classic' FreeRTOS distribution. Started as Git clone of FreeRTOS SourceForge SVN repo. Submodules the kernel.
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 7 months
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