Bilal a.
Principal Embedded Systems Architect & IoT DevOps Consultant
✅ 𝗧𝗼𝗽-𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 | 𝟭𝟴+ 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 | 𝟲7𝟬𝟬+ 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗽𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 With 18+ years of engineering experience and over 6,700 hours managing mission-critical deployments on Upwork, I bridge the gap between complex hardware engineering and enterprise-grade software infrastructure. I help engineering teams accelerate time-to-market, mitigate hardware-software integration risks, and design scalable, secure IoT architectures. I specialize in creating innovative solutions across a wide range of platforms including Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Atmega, PIC, ESP32, STM32, FPGA, CPLD, RF, Home Automation, and Motor Control. As a full-stack developer for Raspberry Pi, I have expertise in Python, Node.js, IoT, Jenkins, Docker, and DevOps practices. I am experienced with major IoT cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and GCP. I am also skilled in developing and programming embedded systems using protocols such as nRF, BLE, LoRa, PCI, SPI, I2C, USB, Bluetooth, Serial, Parallel, and Ethernet. With advanced FPGA programming experience (Spartan II, Spartan 3, Spartan 6, Spartan 7, and Altera), as well as CPLD (Spartan, Altera) and PYNQ, I am proficient in Xilinx ISE, Vivado, and EDK. As an experienced DevOps engineer, I specialize in automation, containerization, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD). Whether you’re starting a new embedded project or need expert troubleshooting and optimization for an existing system, I am committed to ensuring that your vision is realized with reliability, performance, and scalability. 🔧 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽: Complete System Development: From hardware selection to firmware development and deployment. Bug Fixing & Optimization: Diagnosing and resolving firmware issues is one of my core strengths. Consultation & Architecture Design: Guidance on best practices, component selection, and scalable system design. 🔍 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀: 🟨 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 & 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀: Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi, Banana Pi, Jetson Nano, Rock Pi STM32, Arduino, ESP32, ESP8266 FPGA, CPLD (Xilinx, Altera) 🟨 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: C, C++, Python, Node.js, Node-Red, Qt Embedded Linux, Networking & System Internals, Yocto, BalenaOS Full Stack Development for Embedded Systems DSP and real-time signal processing 🟨 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝘀: UART, RS232, RS485, Modbus, CAN, SPI, I2C Wi-Fi, BLE, ZigBee, LoRa, Bluetooth, USB, Ethernet 🟨 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹: PLCs: Siemens, Allen Bradley, ABB, Mitsubishi, Omron, Beckhoff, Delta, Fatek Industrial & Home Automation Systems Motor Control: AC, DC, Servo, Stepper, Linear Actuators 🟨 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 & 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform AWS, Azure, Google Cloud (GCP) CI/CD for Embedded Systems IoT System Design & Deployment 🟨 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺-𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Configuration Management OpenWRT & Custom Linux Builds Data Acquisition Systems 💬 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 I'm passionate about solving complex challenges and bringing ideas to life. Whether you need a complete solution or expert help on a stuck project, feel free to reach out for a consultation. Let’s build something great together.
Earnings and projects
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Billed in all: $390,476$390k
$3.8k in the last 6 months
Across 89 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 12% in Amazon S3
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