Axel Lewenhaupt
Software Engineer at Google
Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolAxel Lewenhaupt is a software engineer with 11 years of experience focused on web development and computer graphics, currently building software at Google from Greater Stockholm. He blends front-end and back-end expertise—having designed REST APIs and shipped web systems at multiple companies—with deep knowledge of rendering gained during a 3D graphics master’s project at Fatshark. Axel contributes to open-source tooling as a full-stack developer on the widely used CodeMirror 5 editor, improving Soy mode syntax support and highlighting for complex language constructs. He also has a strong teaching and mentoring background from several years as a programming course TA at KTH, underpinning clear communication and code-quality habits. Notably, his work spans both legacy editor internals and modern large-scale production systems, showing a rare comfort with maintaining old code while driving forward-looking features.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
English, Swedish
Github Skills (7)
editors10
syntax10
lang10
javascript10
codemirror10
editor10
front-end-development8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
codemirror/codemirror5
May 2019 - Nov 2021
In-browser code editor (version 5, legacy)
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:13 commits, 17 PRs, 12 comments in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Axel primarily focused on enhancing the Soy mode within the CodeMirror 5 code editor, a legacy in-browser code editor. Their contributions included adding support for features like default parameter values, import expressions, template types, and the `velog` tag. They also improved the Soy mode by refining the highlighting of map, list, record, and list comprehension constructs. These updates demonstrate a strong understanding of language syntax and editor functionality.
code-editor
axellew/CodeMirror
Feb 2017 - Nov 2021
In-browser code editor
Contributions:29 pushes, 24 branches in 4 years 9 months
browserjavascriptcode-browsereditorcode-editor
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