Andreas Girgensohn
Principal Software Engineer at 10x Genomics
Palo Alto, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAndreas Girgensohn is a Principal Software Engineer in Palo Alto with over three decades of experience blending full-stack engineering, software architecture, and multimedia HCI research into production-grade systems. He has led and shipped web, iOS, and Android projects, driven complex backend work at 10x Genomics, and spent 24 years as a distinguished researcher at FX Palo Alto Laboratory producing numerous patents and publications. Comfortable across languages and stacks—from C++ and Java to React, Node.js, Swift, Docker, and AWS—he bridges rigorous research methods with pragmatic engineering. An active open-source contributor, he has improved the Janus WebRTC server with quality-of-life and validation helpers for plugins, highlighting a knack for making complex systems more robust and maintainable. Holding a PhD in Computer Science, Andreas combines deep academic grounding with hands-on delivery and mentorship across multidisciplinary teams.
10 years of coding experience
30 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D. Computer Science, Ph.D. Computer Science at University of Colorado BoulderM.S. Computer Science, M.S. Computer Science at University of Stuttgart
Github Skills (5)
c1710
c1110
json9
webrtc8
emacs7
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
meetecho/janus-gateway
Mar 2016 - Nov 2016
Janus WebRTC Server
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:37 commits, 38 PRs, 142 comments in 7 months
Contributions summary:Andreas contributed to the Janus WebRTC Server by introducing macros and helper functions to validate JSON objects within plugins, specifically initially applied to the videoroom plugin. They also added code for setting the coding style for Janus in Emacs. Furthermore, the user added and used helper macros for checking secret and pin validation in the videoroom plugin.
webrtc-serverjanuswebrtc
andreasg123/stock-gain-tax-import
Apr 2016 - Feb 2021
Converts stock and option gain reports from U.S. Tax Form 1099-B to TXF for TurboTax import
Contributions:12 commits, 1 PR, 15 pushes in 4 years 11 months
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