Steve Easley
Principal Software Engineer at Fandom
United States
Summary
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RockstarSteve Easley is a Principal Software Engineer with over 15 years building and shaping backend systems for leading media brands including CNET, TVGuide, Metacritic, GameSpot and currently Fandom. He blends deep hands-on engineering across multiple languages and stacks with technical leadership—architecting services that power high-traffic media sites and mentoring teams to operate them reliably. An entrepreneur at heart, he founded DVDSpot (acquired by CBS) and has practical experience taking a consumer web product from concept to tens of thousands of users. He also contributes to open-source projects like Home Assistant, bringing IoT and embedded systems expertise to real-world integrations such as JVC projector support. Known for pragmatic problem-solving and long-term maintenance focus, he thrives where scalability, interoperability, and product-driven engineering intersect.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
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Github Skills (11)
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home-assistant10
python10
asyncio10
mqttnet7
mqtt7
assetic6
css6
php6
varnish6
symfony6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
home-assistant/core
Mar 2022 - Mar 2022
:house_with_garden: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:73 reviews, 4 commits, 19 PRs in 5 days
Contributions summary:Steve contributed to the `jvc_projector` integration, focusing on the implementation of new features and resolving reported issues. Their work included adding a select platform for input selection and fixing command timeouts, improving the overall functionality of the integration. They also added support for a new authentication method, indicating ongoing development and maintenance. These contributions are focused on enhancing the control and functionality of JVC projectors within the Home Assistant environment.
raspberry-pipythonhouseprivacy-firstasyncio
SteveEasley/home-assistant
Dec 2017 - Dec 2024
:house_with_garden: Open-source home automation platform running on Python 3
Contributions:1 PR, 118 pushes, 25 branches in 7 years
raspberry-pipythonhousegardenmqtt
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