Björn Tackmann
Senior Director Of Engineering at DFINITY Foundation
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolBjörn Tackmann is a senior engineering leader and researcher based in Zurich, currently Senior Director of Engineering at DFINITY with a trajectory through research leadership roles at the same organization and earlier research positions at IBM Research and UC San Diego. He pairs a Dr. Sc. in Computer Science from ETH Zurich and dual M.S. degrees from KIT with a strong history of moving between deep research and hands-on engineering, from postdoc work to managing product-facing teams. At DFINITY he has overseen research-to-product transitions and personally contributed full‑stack improvements to high-visibility Internet Computer projects such as the developer portal and Internet Identity. Known for improving documentation, UX and backend interfaces alike, he brings a pragmatic focus on developer experience and secure authentication flows. His background in both mathematics and computer science underpins a rigorous, systems-oriented approach to building distributed and blockchain-native technologies.
6 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science, Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Dr. Sc. Computer Science, Dr. Sc. Computer Science at ETH Zürich
English, German
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Github Skills (27)
javascript10
internet-computer10
back-end-development10
user-authentication10
authentication10
front-end-development10
docusaurus10
rust10
backend10
documentation10
webauthn9
react9
typescripts8
ca8
typescript-types8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
dfinity/portal
Jun 2022 - Jan 2023
Internet Computer Developer Portal
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:60 reviews, 67 commits, 22 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Björn primarily worked on updating the Internet Computer Developer Portal's documentation and user interface elements. Their contributions included modifying the "How It Works" page, the landing page, and the roadmap section by changing links and adding new content. The user also made some changes to the project's sidebar and components. They seem to be focused on maintaining and improving the documentation and user experience of the portal.
web-appweb-applicationdockerportalinternet
dfinity/internet-identity
Apr 2021 - Feb 2022
Internet Identity, a blockchain authentication system for the Internet Computer
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:29 reviews, 15 commits, 13 PRs in 10 months
Contributions summary:Björn primarily contributed to the frontend and backend aspects of the Internet Identity project. Their work involved modifying the frontend user interface, particularly in the areas of login authorization and display elements. The user also made adjustments to the backend, including modifying the Candid interface definition and implementing a function for retrieving a user's principal. Moreover, they demonstrated proficiency by fixing terminology and improving documentation.
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