Alexander Widerberg
Head Of R&D Engineering Manager at XMReality
Linköping, Sweden
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Top SchoolAlexander Widerberg is a pragmatic engineering leader with 11 years of experience, currently Head of R&D and Engineering Manager at XMReality in Linköping, Sweden, where he blends people-first management with product-aligned technical leadership. He retains strong hands-on skills in backend and mobile development, having contributed security-focused JWT implementation to the popular ory/fosite OAuth/OpenID SDK and improved iOS build tooling in ios-cmake. Comfortable moving between systems-level build issues, security libraries, and team coaching, he emphasizes being a role model and keeping work enjoyable. His background in computer engineering and graphic design gives him a practical eye for both robust architecture and user-facing detail.
11 years of coding experience
Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering at Linköpings universitetHigh School, Natural Sciences, 18.5, High School, Natural Sciences, 18.5 at FurulundskolanGraphic Design, Graphic Design at Kristianstad University
Swedish, English, German
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Github Skills (25)
authorizations10
ios10
user-authentication10
authentication10
cmake10
xcode10
go10
authorization10
jwt10
oauth10
objective-c9
security9
sdk9
cprogramming-language8
c-language8
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
leetal/ios-cmake
Jul 2018 - Nov 2022
A CMake toolchain file for iOS/iPadOS, visionOS, macOS, watchOS & tvOS C/C++/Obj-C++ development
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (iOS)
Mobile Developer (iOS)Contributions:21 releases, 10 reviews, 75 commits in 4 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Alexander primarily contributed to the `ios-cmake` toolchain file, focusing on improvements and bug fixes related to iOS development. Their work involved addressing issues with Xcode upgrades, incremental builds, and incorrect SDK path specifications. They also made changes to deployment targets, architecture support, and the handling of compiler flags, demonstrating a strong understanding of iOS build configurations.
iosobjobjective-cwatchos-developmentcmake-scripts
ory/fosite
Jan 2016 - Aug 2016
Extensible security first OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect SDK for Go.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:14 commits, 2 PRs, 23 comments in 7 months
Contributions summary:Alexander implemented a JWT (JSON Web Token) generator and validator within the `enigma` package, adding significant security features to the project. They integrated the `jwt-go` library to handle token creation and validation, ensuring that the tokens adhere to RFC specifications. This work involved the creation of new files related to JWT functionality and updating existing code. They also added tests to confirm the correct implementation of JWT token generation and validation.
golangconnect-sdkopenidoidcauthorization
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