Corentin Noël
Software Engineer at Collabora
Bondoufle, Ile-de-France
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Top SchoolCorentin Noël is a seasoned software engineer with 15 years of experience, currently working at Collabora and serving as CTO of LM FAST while freelancing for elementary LLC. He specializes in robust back-end development and cross-platform compatibility, with notable open-source contributions to high-profile projects such as LibreOffice Online, Nextcloud Desktop, GTK, and the Meson build system. His work shows a strong focus on memory-safety, architecture portability (including 32-bit, ARM, and AArch64 support), and improving developer-facing tooling and APIs. Comfortable navigating both product-focused roles and low-level platform details, he frequently fixes subtle bugs like memory leaks and API annotations that improve long-term maintainability. Based in Bondoufle, Île-de-France, he brings a mix of freelance agility and corporate engineering discipline. An often-overlooked strength is his knack for bridging build-system and runtime concerns—making deployments more reliable across diverse OS and hardware environments.
15 years of coding experience
Baccalauréat, Baccalauréat at Lycée du Parc des LogesEcole nationale supérieure de l'Electronique et de ses Applications
French, English, German
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Github Skills (20)
gobject10
vala10
c-language10
seccomp10
python10
build-system10
c1110
desktop10
c1710
gtk10
mesonbuild10
cpp10
cprogramming-language10
nextcloud10
api-design9
Programming languages (25)
Github contributions (5)
elementary/code
Dec 2013 - Nov 2022
Code editor designed for elementary OS
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:31 reviews, 116 commits, 102 PRs in 9 years
Contributions summary:Corentin contributed to the `elementary/code` repository, a code editor for elementary OS, by adding and modifying code related to plugins. Their work involved fixing bugs and implementing features for the outline plugin, enhancing its functionality. Furthermore, the user adapted the code base by migrating to new glib APIs.
gtk3code-editorelementary-oselementarypantheon
mesonbuild/meson
Sep 2017 - Feb 2019
The Meson Build System
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 15 commits, 11 PRs in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Corentin primarily contributed to the Meson build system, focusing on improving its functionality and flexibility. They added an 'install' keyword to the gettext macro, allowing for more control over installation processes. The user also made several modifications to the Valac compiler integration, including allowing different directories for Vala files and supporting position-independent executables. Furthermore, they improved the gnome module, enhancing its capabilities for generating and handling various outputs.
build-systemmeson
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