Alexander Bakker
Founding Engineer at Geotherm AI Technologies
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexander Bakker is a founding engineer and full-stack builder who pivoted from an award-winning PhD in chemical biology to software and ML, bringing 11 years of experience solving complex, data-rich problems. He designs end-to-end systems—from data preprocessing and ML infrastructure to interactive UIs—prioritizing rigorous testing, benchmarks, and human-in-the-loop AI. At HAL24K he delivered production ML pipelines, geospatial workflows, and AI-driven document processing, and he contributes to open-source projects like the encrypted qTox client across frontend and backend. Curious and systems-oriented, he delights in connecting disparate layers of abstraction (from DNA to deep nets) and has a proven track record of turning scientific rigor into reliable, scalable software.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Gymnasium, N&T, 8.1/10.0, Gymnasium, N&T, 8.1/10.0 at Segbroek CollegeMaster's degree, Chemistry, 8.5/10.0 (cum laude), Master's degree, Chemistry, 8.5/10.0 (cum laude) at Universiteit Leiden
English, Dutch, Spanish, German
Github Skills (14)
privacy10
cpp10
communications10
messaging10
qt10
cplus10
encryption10
tox10
p2p10
360-video9
audio8
ui-design8
localization7
internationalization7
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
qTox/qTox
Aug 2015 - Apr 2016
qTox is a chat, voice, video, and file transfer IM client using the encrypted peer-to-peer Tox protocol.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 10 PRs, 46 comments in 8 months
Contributions summary:Alexander contributed to both the frontend and backend aspects of the qTox application. They fixed issues related to Tox DNS resolution and added functionality to the user interface, such as adding a context menu for avatar management. The user also made improvements to the user interface, including translation updates and enhanced dialog usability, demonstrating involvement in application enhancements and user experience improvements. Furthermore, they worked on loading user status from the data file, contributing to core functionality and data persistence.
qtoxc-plus-pluswebrtcpeer-to-peervideo
alexbakker/EchoBot
Nov 2015 - Mar 2022
Contributions:37 commits, 1 PR, 30 pushes in 6 years 5 months
tinybotaudiovideotox
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