Adrian Hirt
Software Engineer at GetYourGuide
Schlieren, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolAdrian Hirt is a software engineer with 10 years of experience, currently building product at GetYourGuide after leading platform and migration initiatives at Sitrox. He holds an MSc in Computer Science from ETH Zürich with deep specialization in data management systems and visual computing, and a notable focus on mixed reality—his bachelor’s, master’s, and semester theses all centered on XR and early OpenXR adoption. A full-stack developer with strong theoretical foundations, he has driven large-scale repository migrations (150+ repos) and coached 40+ engineers through the transition from SVN to Git. Adrian combines hands-on framework and SaaS development with research-informed expertise in AR/VR, making him comfortable across backend systems, developer workflows, and immersive interfaces. Based in Schlieren, Zurich, he thrives on continuous learning and concentrating on projects that bridge cutting-edge graphics and scalable engineering. Outside work he pairs academic rigor with practical experimentation in XR, often exploring new tech independently.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
MSc ETH Computer Science Computer Science, MSc ETH Computer Science Computer Science at ETH ZürichMatura Biologie & Chemie, Matura Biologie & Chemie at Gymnasium Neufeld
German, English, French, Japanese
Github Skills (81)
github10
gogs10
mvc10
metadata10
ruby10
gitea10
activerecord10
ruby-on-rails10
git-server10
yaml10
golang10
html10
git10
npm-registry10
rails10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
Adrian-Hirt/XRe
Jun 2022 - Feb 2025
Basic XR framework for OpenXR & DirectX11
Contributions:2 PRs, 104 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 8 months
augmented-realitymixed-realityopenxrvirtual-realityxr
Adrian-Hirt/rails
May 2020 - Jun 2024
Ruby on Rails
Contributions:14 pushes, 4 branches in 4 years 1 month
ruby-on-railsrails-apirailsrails-enginehotel-booking
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