Dominic Fandrey
Senior Software Development Engineer at Danfoss Drives
Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolDominic Fandrey is a Senior Software Development Engineer with 15 years of embedded and firmware experience, currently driving C++14/17 development for Danfoss Drives in Mannheim. He has deep hands-on expertise across TI C28 DSPs, NIOS II platforms, and industrial networks like PROFINET/PROFIdrive, with a strong track record of improving code correctness and stability. His open-source contributions include low-level bug fixes to the ioquake3 engine, highlighting attention to undefined behavior and safety in performance-critical C/C++ code. Earlier roles include leading electronics development for an FSAE team, where he delivered extensive open-source C libraries, tooling workshops, and secured significant sponsorship—evidence of technical leadership beyond pure coding. A metalhead and unicyclist by hobby, he blends practical engineering rigor with disciplined, hands-on problem solving. He is outspoken about transparency in hiring, declining roles that do not list salary expectations.
15 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science at Hochschule Karlsruhe - Technik und Wirtschaft
English, German
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Github Skills (14)
c1710
game-development10
game-engine10
c1110
game-dev10
bit8
bitwise8
opengl7
fvp6
bash6
gameplay6
math6
regex6
videogames6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
ioquake/ioq3
Nov 2016 - Nov 2016
The ioquake3 community effort to continue supporting/developing id's Quake III Arena
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 3 PRs, 4 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:Dominic contributed to bug fixes within the ioquake3 codebase. Their work involved addressing undefined behavior related to signed shifts, bit operations, and potential null pointer dereferences. They also made adjustments to code involving OpenGL1 and source code modifications, and fixed issues like index usage. These changes indicate a focus on code correctness and stability within the game engine's core functionality.
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lonkamikaze/lonkamikaze.github.io
Jul 2016 - Feb 2022
Contributions:87 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 8 months
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