IoT and embedded
systems
SDEN engineers firmware, gateways, and edge-to-cloud pipelines for connected devices — from low-level protocols to secure remote management at fleet scale.
What this domain covers
IoT at SDEN spans the full vertical: firmware on the device (C, C++, Rust, embedded Python where appropriate), gateway software at the edge, secure provisioning of new devices into a fleet, and the cloud back-end that ingests telemetry and pushes updates. We work in regulated and unregulated contexts and treat device security as a first-class concern — keys provisioned per device, signed firmware updates, and a documented disclosure path for vulnerabilities found in the field.
Fleet operations is where most IoT projects stall. We design for it from day one: every device is uniquely identified, every firmware image is signed and traceable, every over-the-air update is staged and reversible, and every connectivity outage degrades to a predictable offline behavior — not to a brick.
IoT and embedded systems — the SDEN defaults
Defaults we ship
- Per-device identity and signed firmware updates
- MQTT or HTTPS telemetry with backpressure-aware ingestion
- Staged OTA rollouts with automatic rollback on health checks
- Documented offline behavior for every connectivity-dependent feature
Deliverables
- Firmware repository with reproducible builds and signed releases
- Edge gateway software with documented connectivity contracts
- Cloud back-end for telemetry ingestion and fleet management
- Provisioning runbook for the manufacturing line
What we refuse to ship
We will not ship a connected device that cannot be safely updated in the field. If the OTA path is not designed, the product is not ready.
IoT & embedded systems
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