Arne Mertz
Lead Software Engineer C at Zühlke Group
Hamburg, Germany
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Top SchoolArne Mertz is a Lead Software Engineer specializing in C++ with over a decade of experience designing, refactoring, and consulting on high-performance software, currently at Zühlke Group in Hamburg. He combines hands-on development with training and coaching as a freelance instructor focused on maintainable C++ practices, and he writes about C++ craftsmanship on his blog simplify C++. His background in physics and mathematics gives him a methodical, analytical approach to systems and performance problems, evident in past roles delivering financial software and cross-platform ports. Not actively seeking job offers, he is nonetheless a go-to expert for advanced C++ questions, architectural guidance, and practical performance tuning.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Maths, Physics, Maths, Physics at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität MünsterDiploma, Elementary Particle Physics and Astronomy, Diploma, Elementary Particle Physics and Astronomy at Universität Hamburg
German, Spanish, English
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Github Skills (117)
python10
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cpp10
haskell10
rust-lang10
browser10
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swift10
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assembly10
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Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
arnemertz/commandline-videostore-cpp
Jul 2017 - Dec 2022
C++ port of https://github.com/rickjanda/commandline-videostore
Contributions:2 commits, 2 PRs, 61 pushes in 5 years 5 months
videocommandline
arnemertz/fix
Jul 2016 - Sep 2021
side project, currently restarting from scratch
Contributions:89 commits, 2 PRs, 113 pushes in 5 years 2 months
cppdddbddbehavescratch
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