Tomer Shemesh
Chief Technology Officer at Canyon Runner
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolTomer Shemesh is a seasoned software engineer and systems architect with 11 years of experience, now serving as Chief Technology Officer at Canyon Runner. He builds across the stack—from embedded electronics and IoT to mobile apps and scalable backend services—bringing hands-on expertise in Swift, Kotlin, Ruby on Rails, Python, and AWS. At Lutron and in open-source contributions to Home Assistant, he has extended device integrations and discovery protocols, demonstrating deep practical experience in home automation and embedded systems. Tomer combines product-focused engineering with security and reverse-engineering skills, often prototyping hardware and firmware alongside cloud services. Based in Philadelphia, he sustains a steady stream of creative side projects on GitHub that surface non-obvious solutions tying 3D design, electronics, and software together.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science at Drexel University
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Github Skills (19)
github10
python10
githubactions10
mqtt10
mqttnet10
asyncio10
iot10
home-assistant10
home-automation10
android9
apk9
ssdp8
google-chrome6
angularjs6
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Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
home-assistant/core
Oct 2023 - Mar 2025
:house_with_garden: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer / Embedded Systems Engineer (IoT Developer)
Back-end Developer / Embedded Systems Engineer (IoT Developer)Contributions:26 reviews, 13 PRs, 61 comments in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Tomer primarily contributed to the `home-assistant/core` repository by adding support for various devices and features, specifically focusing on Lutron Caseta lights and Onkyo receivers. They implemented color and temperature control for Lutron lights, refactored test configurations, and added support for SSDP discovery. Additionally, the user expanded the platform's compatibility by adding support for Lutron Wood Tilt Blinds. This work demonstrates a focus on integrations, device control, and expanding the range of supported hardware within the home automation ecosystem.
raspberry-pipythonhouseprivacy-firstasyncio
eclair4151/samsung_encrypted_POC
Nov 2017 - May 2019
Contributions:11 commits, 1 PR, 10 pushes in 1 year 6 months
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