Adrien Coulier
Senior Software Engineer at Pixelgen Technologies
Uppsala, Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolAdrien Coulier is a Senior Software Engineer based in Uppsala with 11 years of experience combining scientific research and high-performance computing into production-ready software. He holds a PhD in Scientific Computing and has applied his expertise to multiscale biological simulations, performance optimization, and code parallelization across academia and research labs. Comfortable in Python and Rust, Adrien has a practical focus on test automation and reliability, exemplified by his contributions to the nf-core/tools testing framework for CLI and sync workflows. He thrives as an autonomous problem-solver who jumps into new domains, from in situ data analysis at Inria to system development at SciLifeLab and product-focused engineering at Pixelgen Technologies. Outside of code he scrambles mountains and plays music, reflecting a blend of disciplined technical rigor and creative restlessness. An uncommon strength is his ability to translate deep simulation and HPC experience into maintainable tooling and robust CI-level tests that improve developer velocity.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Theoretical Computer Science, Master's Degree, Theoretical Computer Science at Université de RouenEngineer's Degree, Mathematics and Computer Science, Engineer's Degree, Mathematics and Computer Science at Institut national des Sciences appliquées de RouenDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Scientific Computing, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Scientific Computing at Uppsala University
French, English, Swedish
Github Skills (9)
pytest10
python10
nf-core10
testing10
nextflow9
workflow-engine9
bioinformatics8
linter8
git7
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
nf-core/tools
Oct 2022 - Nov 2022
Python package with helper tools for the nf-core community.
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:25 reviews, 35 commits, 10 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:Adrien primarily contributed to the testing framework for the `nf-core/tools` repository. Their work involved writing and modifying tests, focusing on the `sync` and `cli` modules. These tests covered various aspects of the tools, including closing pull requests, creating merge base branches, pushing merge branches, and verifying command-line interface functionality. The user's contributions demonstrate a strong focus on ensuring the reliability and functionality of the `nf-core/tools` package through comprehensive testing.
nf-corelinterpythonpipelinelinting
arteria-project/arteria
Jun 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:1 release, 19 reviews, 13 PRs in 8 months
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