Tom Manley
Principal Software Engineer at SmartThings
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
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Top SchoolTom Manley is a Principal Software Engineer with 14 years of experience specializing in edge and embedded systems, currently leading efforts to connect Matter and Zigbee devices to the SmartThings platform. He progressed through engineering and leadership roles at SmartThings—from hands-on Zigbee/Z-Wave development to Director of Engineering for hubs and devices—bringing both deep protocol expertise and product-focused technical leadership. His background spans embedded Linux, C, Python, and low-level firmware work (including BIOS and BSP experience), enabling him to bridge silicon, connectivity stacks, and cloud-integrated device platforms. Based in Saint Paul, MN, Tom is known for shepherding complex device integrations into production at scale and for making developer- and partner-facing platforms more robust and interoperable. A pragmatic engineer-manager, he combines years of fielded wireless communication protocol work with a master’s in computer engineering to solve real-world IoT interoperability challenges.
13 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Masters Computer Engineering, Masters Computer Engineering at University of MinnesotaBemidji High School
Github Skills (64)
opc10
iot-application10
openthread10
tuya10
smartapp10
handlers10
lte10
freertos10
connections10
upnp10
wireless10
open-source10
internet-of-things10
dsc10
networking10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
tpmanley/SmartThingsPublic
Sep 2015 - Aug 2020
Contributions:91 pushes, 222 branches, 1 tag in 4 years 11 months
tpmanley/EdgeDrivers
Dec 2021 - Nov 2023
Contributions:3 PRs, 10 pushes, 8 branches in 1 year 10 months
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