Elias Lecomte is a Senior Software Engineer with 9 years of hands-on experience building React Native and Android applications, currently focused on client-facing products and team development at In The Pocket. He combines deep mobile engineering expertise—demonstrated by contributions to react-native-wifi-reborn, where he implemented platform-specific WiFi features across Objective-C and Java/Kotlin—with a strong affinity for functional programming and open source. Based in Bruges, Elias maintains a personal site showcasing projects and technical writing, and has a background in IoT and Bluetooth integrations for products like Stievie and Brussels Airport. An ocean enthusiast and kitesurfer, he brings curiosity and a climate-conscious perspective to his work, blending practical engineering with community-minded open-source contributions.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Motorcycle mechanic, Motorcycle mechanic at Syntra West
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Information Technology, Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Information Technology at Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen - Vlaamse Autonome Hogeschool
A react-native implementation for viewing and connecting to Wifi networks on Android and iOS devices.
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android/iOS)
Contributions:11 reviews, 41 commits, 41 PRs in 2 years
Contributions summary:Elias primarily contributed to the `react-native-wifi-reborn` project by implementing new features and fixing bugs related to WiFi network management on both Android and iOS. Their work involved modifying platform-specific code, specifically in Objective-C for iOS and Java/Kotlin (later refactored to Java) for Android. The contributions focused on enhancing functionality around WiFi connectivity, including retrieving network information, and adding new methods utilizing promises.
Contributions:1 PR, 91 pushes, 5 branches in 4 years 3 months
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