Embedded systems that just work.
Reliably.
For years.

Product is behind schedule? Firmware contractor ghosted? Hardware isn't performing?
That's where we start.

We think about your product the way a CTO would: market fit, maintainability, what happens two years from now, while writing the register-level code ourselves.

ESP32 • ESP8266 • STM32 • nRF52 • nRF53 • Atmel & other microcontrollers

FreeRTOS • Zephyr • TaskScheduler

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End-to-End Product Development Expertise

We don't just write code - we design complete solutions that integrate seamlessly with your hardware architecture.

Embedded Firmware Development

Full product firmware from bare metal to RTOS. Authors of TaskScheduler: 1,600+ GitHub stars, shipping in commercial products worldwide.

Electrical Engineering

Hardware/firmware co-design, schematic review, PCB guidance. We've rescued products by identifying hardware fixes that made broken designs shippable.

System Integration

BLE stacks, cloud backends (AWS IoT), mobile app integration. We own the full embedded side from prototype through production.

Performance Optimization

2 months runtime on a 150mAh battery. Reliable BLE under 30-second response. We optimize where it actually matters.

Security & Encryption

MCUboot secure boot, encrypted OTA pipelines, device provisioning systems. Every product we ship is field-updatable from day one.

IoT Consulting

Architecture-level guidance from a team with CTO-level experience (BLADE, EagleEye Systems). We help you make technology decisions that scale beyond v1.

How We Work

Milestone-Based Delivery

You see working firmware at every stage, not a big reveal at the end. If something needs to change direction, you find out in week 2, not month 4.

Built for Independence

Every project ships with OTA architecture. After delivery, you can push updates to devices in the field without calling us back. We build ourselves out of the dependency chain on purpose.

Architecture-Level Thinking

CTO-level experience managing large engineering teams. When we design your firmware, we're thinking about manufacturing scale, field serviceability, and your next product generation.

Clinical and Regulated Experience

Firmware that passed clinical testing. BLE SIG qualification process. We know what 'production-ready' means when certification is on the line.

Recent Commercial Successes

SmartCuffs

Full firmware development across multiple generations: clinically validated LOP algorithm, BLE stack, mesh OTA, and device provisioning. Long-term collaboration now in its 4th generation.

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Moggie

Dual firmware (wearable + base station), PCB conceptual design, AWS IoT OTA. Achieved 2 months runtime on a 150mAh battery.

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OpenVia

Full firmware architecture, OTA pipeline, device provisioning system for enterprise-scale access management.

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Zef Energy

Firmware port from Particle to ESP32, integration with new charging system architecture. Significant contribution to overall firmware.

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Downtime Insight

Full firmware, OTA pipeline, backend integration. Ongoing responsibility including website (Azure .NET).

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Material Instincts

Firmware for a sophisticated MIDI device. PCB review, revisions, and deep troubleshooting of hardware/firmware interaction.

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Development Portfolio

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Open Source

TaskScheduler

1,600+ GitHub stars | 282 forks

Cooperative multitasking library for microcontrollers. Ships inside commercial products (3Devo, Hackabot Nano), referenced by Adafruit, used by embedded developers worldwide for production task scheduling on resource-constrained devices.

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Smart4Smart. Embedded systems engineering with CTO-level experience across medtech, consumer wearables, enterprise IoT, and industrial platforms. Based in the NYC area.

Client Success Stories

"Couldn't be happier with Anatoli's quality of work and work ethic. We were in critical bind and needed a programmer with his unique skills to complete the project. He not only completed it ahead of schedule, but did more than what was asked and when above and beyond. I can't recommend him enough!"
BFR Device Client, 2024
"I cannot stress enough how good of a job Anatoli did on this project. With his experience and existing tooling he completed the project in far fewer hours with higher quality. His communication and responsiveness throughout were excellent. He had a good understanding on when to make decisions on his own to move the project forward and when to check in with me for guidance."
LED Map Startup, 2021
"Anatoli is one of the top experts in IoT firmware development that I've ever met. He has a special ability to internalize the key needs of the product and then translate that into an incredible user experience - all with using cleanly written well documented code. I've never regretted hiring Anatoli and you can feel confident that he'll do a great job for you as well!"
IoT Product Client, 2020
"I hired Anatoli for a complicated design pushing the limits of the hardware. He understood the system design concepts and even added important safety features that I had not considered. His code is concise and well written, easy to understand and well documented. It was a great pleasure working with Anatoli and once this product is brought to market, I hope to continue working with him in the future."
Mesh Controller Client, 2022
"Anatoli has been fantastic to work with! His communication is outstanding, and most milestones of our project have been completed not only on time, but ahead of schedule. A lot of time has been saved through his ability to think ahead and ask the right questions. Catching these things has often prevented the need to go back and rewrite code at a later date."
Multi-phase IoT Project, 2024
"Anatoli knocked out our project in record time and communicated incredibly well with our team. We look forward to working with him in the future."
Connected Device Client, 2025

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