Aaron Schneider
Senior Research Engineer at AP Sensing
Metzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Top SchoolAaron Schneider is a Senior Research Engineer with eight years of experience bridging astrophysics and software engineering, currently applying his expertise at AP Sensing. He holds a PhD in planetary astronomy and a master’s in physics, and has six first-author refereed publications on climate modeling of hot gas giant exoplanets. Aaron combines physics-first thinking with practical ML emulation and production-grade code, translating complex atmospheric algorithms into reliable software. He is an active full-stack open-source contributor—most notably enhancing Raycast extensions for bibliography management and terminal integrations—demonstrating attention to UX and backend robustness. Based in Metzingen, Germany, he brings a curious blend of academic rigor and product-focused engineering, and outside work he identifies as a python enthusiast and married astrophysics student, suggesting ongoing learning and collaborative drive.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Science: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Doctor of Science: Astronomy, Astrophysics at KU LeuvenDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Planetary Astronomy and Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Planetary Astronomy and Science at Københavns Universitet - University of CopenhagenMaster's degree, Physics, Master's degree, Physics at Heidelberg University
Github Skills (16)
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Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
raycast/extensions
Jun 2022 - Nov 2022
Everything you need to extend Raycast.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 14 commits, 14 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Aaron primarily contributed to the `bibmanager` extension, implementing and refining features for managing bibliographic data. Their work included adding functionality for downloading PDFs, improving error handling, and enhancing the user interface with tag lists and metadata. They also worked on the shell and ssh-manager extensions, adding support for the Warp terminal and incorporating arguments for command execution. The user's contributions involved both frontend and backend elements, along with UI enhancements and improvements to existing extensions.
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AaronDavidSchneider/home-assistant
Oct 2019 - Jan 2021
:house_with_garden: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first
Contributions:27 pushes, 9 branches in 1 year 3 months
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