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Kacper K.

Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

$80/hr
5.0
14 jobs

Senior embedded software engineer with 10+ years shipping production firmware — from bare-metal MCU drivers to full RTOS architectures and Embedded Linux systems. I work on complex projects end-to-end: firmware design, build systems, testing infrastructure, and CI/CD. What I work on: ► Firmware development — C/C++ on ARM Cortex-M/R, FreeRTOS-based architectures, bare-metal drivers, hardware bring-up, OTA, secure boot, communication stacks (MQTT, CoAP, LwM2M, TLS, UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, BLE, LoRaWAN, LTE-M, NB-IoT) ► Embedded Linux — Buildroot, Yocto, Raspberry Pi, application and service development in C/C++, Python, Bash ► CMake & build systems — target-based architectures, cross-compilation toolchains, build optimization, migration from legacy Makefiles ► CI/CD for embedded — GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Docker, hardware-in-the-loop testing, static analysis pipelines ► Safety-critical systems — SIL2 firmware, safety communication protocols (OSSD, FSI), deterministic state machines ► Audio & DSP — embedded audio pipelines, I2S/SAI, MIDI, OSC, real-time signal processing on MCUs Recent projects: • Lead firmware engineer, SIL2 human detection system — mmWave radar + thermal imaging, ARM Cortex-R5F/AM64x, FreeRTOS, C++17 (2025–2026) • IoT firmware, industrial container monitoring — ESP32, LoRaWAN, satellite comms, CAN bus, C++20 (2024) • Build system overhaul for a large C++/CMake video software codebase — reduced build times, modernized to target-based design (2024) • Embedded Linux video pipeline, professional cinema cameras — Xilinx VCU, H.265/HEVC, RTSP streaming, C++ (2023) Languages: C, C++, Python, Bash Safety-critical: SIL2, OSSD, deterministic state machines Embedded: FreeRTOS, bare-metal, ESP-IDF, Embedded Linux, Yocto, Buildroot Build systems: CMake, Ninja, Make, PlatformIO Toolchains: ARM GNU Toolchain, LLVM/Clang Protocols: MQTT, CoAP, LwM2M, RTSP, TLS, DTLS, CAN, FSI, RS485, I2C, SPI, UART, USB, NFC Wireless: BLE, LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, LTE-M, ZigBee Audio/DSP: I2S/SAI, MIDI, OSC Testing: Unity, Catch2, Google Test, Robot Framework CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Docker Debugging: GDB, OpenOCD Hardware: STM32, ESP32, nRF52840, ARM Cortex-M/R/A, AM64x, Teensy, Raspberry Pi

  • Embedded System
  • C++
  • C
  • nRF52
  • Firmware
  • ESP32
  • Real-Time Operating System
  • STM32
  • Embedded Linux
  • Microcontroller Programming
  • Python
  • FreeRTOS
  • Firmware Programming
  • CMake
  • ARM Microcontroller
  • Continuous Integration
  • Bluetooth LE
  • MQTT
  • Internet of Things
  • LoRa
Muhammad S.

Pforzheim, Germany

$30/hr
4.3
9 jobs

I have extensive experience developing firmware for embedded devices, from creating device low level libraries and device drivers that directly interact with device registers to high level user application. I am available to help you meet your goals within your project budget and timeline. My goal is to provide highly efficient and compact solutions to you. Services I can offer you are as follows: - Firmware development in assembly or C/C++ for any MCU platform. - Linux Device Driver development for PCIe devices. - Computer Vision applications - Desktop applications to provide a user interface to your embedded devices I have worked with different embedded systems using following MCUs; - STM32F4 - Raspberry Pi - Arduino Technologies I have worked on - C/C++ for embedded developement - Python - OpenCV, Pytorch and Tensorflow for Computer Vision applications

  • Embedded System
  • C++
  • C
  • Python
  • Arduino
  • Raspberry Pi
  • STM32
  • Driver Development
  • Firmware Programming
  • Linux

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