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Rutvik F.

Rutvik F.

Embedded Firmware Engineer

I am a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer with 11+ years of hands-on experience designing, developing, and optimizing reliable firmware for connected and embedded systems. I specialize in wireless communication technologies, low-level firmware, and embedded Linux, delivering production-ready solutions for consumer, industrial, and IoT products. 🔹 Core Expertise Wireless Technologies: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Zigbee, Thread, Mesh networking Operating Systems & Platforms: Bare-metal, FreeRTOS, Embedded Linux Microcontrollers & SoCs: ESP32, STM32, Nordic NRF series, Renesas MCUs Application Processors: NXP i.MX 6UL, i.MX 8 series 🔹 Embedded Linux & Low-Level Development Linux device driver development Linux user-space application development Bootloader development and customization (U-Boot) Board bring-up, BSP development, and hardware debugging Experience with Yocto / Buildroot based systems 🔹 What I Deliver Clean, scalable, and well-documented firmware Robust wireless connectivity with optimized performance and power consumption End-to-end development: from board bring-up to production firmware Debugging and optimization using JTAG, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes Strong focus on stability, security, and long-term maintainability 🔹 Additional Strengths Deep understanding of MCU peripherals, memory optimization, and low-power design Experience working with cross-functional teams (hardware, QA, manufacturing) Comfortable with Agile development and version control (Git) Ability to quickly understand legacy code and improve existing systems If you’re looking for a reliable senior embedded engineer who can take ownership of your product and deliver high-quality firmware on time, I’d be happy to discuss your project.

🇮🇳Ahmedabad, India$30/hr80% JSS5.00 (2)Since Aug 2012

Earnings and projects

MRR
$265

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#103,065 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#10,880 / 45.9k
Revenue, last 30 days
$252

Last 6 months: $1.6k

World#77,737 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#8,304 / 45.9k
Total earnings
$3.9k

Billed in all: $4.1k

World#275,851 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#32,261 / 45.9k
Per project
$1.3k

$1.6k in the last 6 months

World#104,661 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#13,071 / 45.9k
Projects, last 6 months
1
0% fixed100% hourly
World#128,092 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#14,379 / 45.9k
Projects in all
3
33% fixed67% hourly
World#304,140 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#37,108 / 45.9k

Earnings, last 30 days

$4.1k+$252 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$3.8k$4.0k$4.2kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

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