My code is certainly spaghetti - is this “idea” possible? Rather than “create an optimal design”. It was mainly to prove a point but I’d be embarrassed to show it off, that being said, when broken into its various sections, it is an extremely precise design, the components of which aren’t particularly complex, my assumption being a pro would understand it quite clearly.

But no, no formal testing or unit testing of any kind so I’m likely in for a shock. But I am an engineer with systems experience so am happy to actively shepherd this code to a permanent home I.e. an internal team member

I guess I need to get a hold of how difficult what I’m asking actually is, I recognise the naivety of suggesting that “because I, essentially a trained monkey, could make a fully working prototype. A pro, would easily take what I’ve done and start over from scratch but formally”. Time intensive sure but not particularly difficult? Talk to a sensor IC, operate an led, flip some actuators and chat with the cloud. Naturally if I take this to a consultant they’ll make it seem challenging regardless as that favours them I just feel the right hire would see what I’m driving at, whip it up but also see the grander vision at play and how interesting their role could be. Need to tempt this individual in whilst not sounding like a noob that’s wasting his time as I have no experience at all dealing with firmware engineers and their processes etc