Alexander Knöbel
Software-Entwickler at Dimmel-Software GmbH
Bautzen, Saxony, Germany
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Top SchoolAlexander Knöbel is a seasoned Software-Entwickler with 13 years of professional experience based in Bautzen, Germany, currently developing software at Dimmel-Software GmbH. He brings hands-on full-stack expertise and a pragmatic focus on code quality, continuous integration, and maintainability. His open-source work includes localization improvements for the widely used TV streaming server Tvheadend and performance- and style-driven contributions to Valetudo, a notable cloud-free vacuum robot project. Alexander has a track record of refactoring asynchronous flows, removing inefficiencies, and enforcing consistent linting to raise team standards. Comfortable across front-end JavaScript and Node.js tooling, he prioritizes user experience for non-English audiences and reliable, testable server behavior. Practical, detail-oriented, and quietly impactful, he combines long-term product familiarity with steady incremental improvements.
12 years of coding experience
BSZ für Elektrotechnik Dresden
Github Skills (12)
asynchronous10
internationalization10
javascript10
nodejs10
localization10
eslint10
async10
cicd9
epg9
webui9
webserver9
json-api4
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
Hypfer/Valetudo
Feb 2020 - Mar 2021
Cloud replacement for vacuum robots enabling local-only operation
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 102 commits, 56 PRs in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Alexander's primary contribution involved refactoring the valetudo shutdown process using async/await for improved code readability and maintainability. They also removed an unnecessary nested loop from the webserver code, indicating a focus on optimization. Further, the user added ESLint configuration with associated fixes, enforcing code style and quality, and implemented a Node.js CI Action for continuous integration.
operationsmarthomecloud-freerobot-vacuumvaletudo
tvheadend/tvheadend
Jun 2015 - Jul 2015
Tvheadend is the leading TV streaming server for Linux with ATSC, DVB-C/C2, DVB-S/S2, DVB-T/T2, IPTV, SAT>IP and unix pipe input sources
Role in this project:Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:5 commits, 6 PRs, 1 comment in 10 days
Contributions summary:Alexander's contributions focus on internationalization efforts within the Tvheadend project. They primarily changed translation strings, adding or modifying translations for German language support across the web UI. The changes involve files related to the front-end application (JavaScript) specifically targeting EPG grabbing and filter translations. This demonstrates a focus on improving the user experience for non-English speaking users.
unixpipetvheadendstreaming-serversat
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