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10 embedded firmware development experts
These ten professionals have held embedded firmware roles at hardware and device companies, as firmware engineers, leads, managers and directors. A reader can learn how firmware teams are organized and run inside companies that build hardware products.
Professionals to explore
01—10Congyue Zhang
LinkedInExperience: Firmware Lead · Mill
Former Firmware Lead at Mill (2021–2024), Senior Software Engineer at Google (2018–2021) and Software Engineer at Nest (2015–2018). The profile describes building and shipping consumer-facing products and lists board bring-up and factory diagnostics among this person's core skills.
Garrett Albers
LinkedInExperience: Firmware Engineering Manager · Pura
Firmware Engineering Manager at Pura since 2024, with a Staff Firmware Engineer role at Pura listed for 2024. Former Staff Firmware Engineer at Lithos Energy (2023–2024), Staff Firmware Engineer at Bird (2022–2023) and Senior Firmware Engineer at Bird (2020–2022).
Jay Shah
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Firmware Lead · Apple
Former Sr. Firmware Lead at Apple (2014–2022) and Manager of Embedded Systems - Asset Gateways And Sensors at Motive (2022–2025). System Software Manager at NVIDIA since 2025. The profile describes delivering embedded solutions from concept to mass production and driving execution across functional domains.
Matt Montgomery
LinkedInExperience: Director, Firmware Engineering · Fossil Group, Inc.
Former Director, Firmware Engineering at Fossil Group, Inc. (2015–2019), a role the profile tags at director level. Former Senior Embedded Systems Engineer at Misfit Wearables (2012–2015) and Embedded Systems Engineer at Volkswagen of America, Inc (2010–2012). Software Engineering Manager at Google since 2019.
Murtuza Quaizar
LinkedInExperience: Principal Firmware Engineer · Chefman & CHEF iQ
Principal Firmware Engineer at Chefman & CHEF iQ, with rows dated 2018 to present and 2023 to 2025, and Senior Firmware Engineer at Chefman & CHEF iQ from 2018 to 2023. Former Embedded Hardware Firmware Engineer at Newell Brands (2017–2018). The profile headline cites hands-on firmware architecture, RTOS and hardware integration.
Nick Wang
LinkedInExperience: Director of Firmware Engineering · Bowers & Wilkins
Former Director of Firmware Engineering at Bowers & Wilkins (2014–2017) and Director of Firmware Engineering at Fabric Cryptography (2022–2024). Former Software Development Manager at Amazon Lab126 (2017–2021) and Sr. Staff Engineer at Qualcomm (2013–2014). Software Engineer at Verkada since 2025.
Shridhar Kulkarni
LinkedInExperience: Head of Firmware Engineering · Modjoul
Head of Firmware Engineering at Modjoul since 2022. Former Lead Firmware Engineer (2018–2022) and Electronic Design Engineer (2016–2018) at Modjoul. The profile headline describes the person as Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer at Modjoul, working with embedded C, C++, RTOS and ARM Cortex-M.
Wael Barakat
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering, Firmware · Samsara
Former Director of Engineering, Firmware at Samsara (2023–2026), and Senior Director of Engineering, Firmware at Samsara since 2026. Former Senior Engineering Manager, Firmware at Samsara (2021–2023), VP of Engineering, Founding Engineer at Level Home (2017–2021) and Senior Embedded Software Engineer at Otto LLC (2014–2017).
Yashas Hegde
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Manager, Firmware · Moxion Power
Former Engineering Manager, Firmware at Moxion Power (2023–2024), and Principal Firmware Engineer at Sunrun since 2025. Former Staff Embedded Software Engineer at Redwood Materials (2024–2025), Senior Firmware Engineer at Enphase Energy (2022–2023) and Senior Firmware Engineer at ChargePoint (2021–2022).
Yvonne Hsieh
LinkedInExperience: Firmware Engineering Manager II · Google
Firmware Engineering Manager II at Google since 2024. Former Embedded Software Manager (2018–2023) and Embedded Software Supervisor (2014–2018) at Garmin. The profile says the person built and led software engineering teams, expanding them from 4 to 60 software engineers.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's seat to your question, since leading a firmware organization differs from hands-on firmware work on a single product. Also consider the product type behind your decision, because consumer devices, energy hardware and connected fleet devices raise different firmware constraints.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you structure firmware architecture and testing so that a hardware product ships on time and stays updatable in the field?
- 02How do firmware, electrical and software teams work together during board bring-up and the move to manufacturing?
- 03How do you size and organize a firmware team as a hardware company adds products?
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