Fabian Windheuser
Software Engineer at Palantir Technologies
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolFabian Windheuser is a software engineer based in London with 11 years of experience building reliable backend systems, currently at Palantir Technologies. He has a strong track record in production-grade tooling and build stability, evidenced by contributions to Palantir’s widely used gradle-baseline project where he upgraded plugins, ensured Java and Gradle compatibility, and tightened dependency management. His background includes internships at Google and Amazon and hands-on field experience as a Forward Deployed Software Engineer, giving him a blend of product-facing problem solving and deep engineering rigor. Trained at the Hasso Plattner Institute with both BSc and MSc studies and exposure to design thinking, he combines methodical engineering with user-centered approaches. Colleagues would describe him as pragmatic and detail-oriented, often tackling brittle build and tooling issues that quietly improve developer productivity. He focuses on durable infrastructure improvements that scale across teams rather than flashy one-off features.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science at Hasso Plattner InstituteBasic Track, Basic Track at HPI School of Design Thinking
Github Skills (12)
javas10
gradlew10
build-automation10
java10
gradle10
software-quality9
error-prone9
dependency-management9
android-gradle-plugin8
code-analysis8
gradle-plugin8
baseline8
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
palantir/gradle-baseline
Nov 2020 - Jun 2022
A set of Gradle plugins that configure default code quality tools for developers.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:154 reviews, 40 commits, 25 PRs in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Fabian primarily contributed to the `gradle-baseline` repository by updating dependencies, resolving compatibility issues, and enhancing build processes. They updated the Spotless plugin, addressed Java version compatibility issues, and added Gradle 7 support, indicating involvement in maintaining build stability and compatibility. Additionally, the user made changes to error-prone configurations and implemented fixes related to dependency management. These actions reveal a focus on improving the overall build and code quality infrastructure.
spotbugsocto-correct-managedgradlepmdgradle-plugins
fawind/nyc-subway-optimization
May 2015 - Mar 2016
Contributions:1 release, 112 commits, 13 pushes in 9 months
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