Andrus Kowalski

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Embedded Engineer, Meridian Bio - C · RTOS · ARM Cortex-M

Meridian Bio
Prague, Czechia · CET (UTC+1)
3+ years experience
University of Amsterdam
English, Czech
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Overview

Based in Prague. I work on embedded systems at Meridian Bio. Built the experimentation framework 8 product teams use to ship changes safely. Grew the firmware team from 3 to 23 engineers. Previously at Wise. Coffee nerd.

Good reasons to reach out
  • Roles in embedded systems
  • Questions about embedded systems
  • Second opinions on Bluetooth LE decisions
  • Thoughtful intros to people in my field
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  • SEO and link-building offers
  • Offshore staffing offers
  • Requests to fix your code for free

Slower in the last week of each quarter

Skills
RTOSARM Cortex-Membedded LinuxChardware bring-upBluetooth LE
Open to workLooking for a role
closes in 3 months

Next role: Embedded Engineer in media, Prague or hybrid

Target roles
Embedded Engineer
Level
Senior
Industries
Healthtech, Climate tech
Work mode
On-site
Available
90 days notice
Work authorization
Authorized to work in Czechia
What I'm looking for
Hands-on work on C with room to mentor.
Not interested in
Contract-only roles

3 years in embedded systems. Strongest at embedded Linux and ARM Cortex-M. Serving notice now.

Prague, Czechia · remote OKcarm cortex-mhardware bring-up

Experience

  1. Embedded Engineer
    Sep 2025 - Present
    Meridian Bio · 1 yr 1 mo · Full-time · Prague, Czechia
    • Brought on-call pages for firmware down from 31 a week to 1.
    • Shipped 12 launches on the firmware team without a rollback.
  2. Embedded Engineer
    Jul 2023 - Jun 2025
    Wise · 1 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Prague, Czechia
    • Wrote the embedded Linux service that now handles 4 million requests a day.

Projects

Open-source ARM Cortex-M toolkit
2026

A small library for embedded systems that 212 developers star on GitHub.

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Education

  1. University of Amsterdam
    BSc, Mathematics
    2020 - 2023

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