Felix Bruns
Staff Software Engineer at Spotify
Hamburg, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolFelix Bruns is a Staff Software Engineer based in Hamburg with 19 years of experience building scalable systems at Spotify, spanning C++, Java, TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, and cloud-native infrastructure. He combines deep systems and architecture skills with front-end fluency, having shipped production services and contributed to tooling that improves platform flexibility and maintainability. An active open-source contributor, he enhanced tidbyt/pixlet with cross-platform Windows builds, animated WebP decoding, modular runtime refactors, and animation features—work that demonstrates attention to portability and developer ergonomics. Known for pragmatic design and shipping reliable code, Felix also maintains a long-running web development role for a cultural festival, reflecting a blend of professional engineering and community-facing projects.
19 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science Computer Engineering at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
English, German
Github Skills (8)
starlark10
go10
golang9
displays8
mat8
windows8
matrix8
webp7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
tidbyt/pixlet
Feb 2022 - Jun 2022
Build apps for pixel-based displays ✨
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:11 reviews, 8 commits, 13 PRs in 3 months
Contributions summary:Felix primarily focused on enhancing the functionality and stability of the `pixlet` project. They implemented Windows build instructions, addressing platform-specific compatibility issues. Furthermore, the user added support for decoding animated WebP images, expanding the image format support. They also refactored runtime code to support multiple modules and added animation features, significantly impacting the project's flexibility and maintainability.
golangled-displaydisplaysstarlarkpixel
fxb/javascript-last.fm-api
Nov 2009 - Dec 2019
last.fm API bindings for JavaScript
Contributions:11 commits, 8 PRs, 7 pushes in 10 years 2 months
apijavascriptapi-bindingsfm-apinodejs
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