Hendrik Sollich
Senior Software Engineer at GoTo
Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolHendrik Sollich is a Senior Software Engineer with 15 years of experience building reliable, usable software and a clear preference for FLOSS, currently contributing at GoTo from Dresden. He brings deep Rust expertise—self-described as a "friendly neighborhood rustacean"—and has contributed practical libraries like a cross-platform desktop notification crate that handles platform specifics and ergonomic APIs. Previously at LogMeIn he advanced from engineer to senior roles, pairing backend craftsmanship with attention to developer workflows and testing practices. Trained in Medieninformatik at TU Dresden and with early tutoring and academic project experience, he blends solid engineering fundamentals with mentorship and process awareness. Colleagues know him for pragmatic refactors, thoughtful API design, and a focus on safety and efficiency that benefits both users and maintainers.
15 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Diplom Medieninformatik Medieninformatik, Diplom Medieninformatik Medieninformatik at Technische Universität Dresden
German, English
Github Skills (5)
rust10
notification10
lib10
dbus10
macos9
Programming languages (24)
Github contributions (5)
hoodie/notify-rust
May 2015 - Jan 2023
☝️send desktop notifications from your Rust app.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:4 releases, 11 reviews, 509 commits in 7 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Hendrik primarily contributed to the development of a Rust library for sending desktop notifications. The commits showcase the implementation of a macro for creating notifications, refactoring of the notification sending function, and the addition of features like custom hints and action handling. They also addressed API changes and implemented platform-specific code for macOS.
rustlinuxconveniencenotificationsnotification-center
hoodie/signaler
Jan 2019 - Aug 2022
Contributions:181 commits, 9 PRs, 85 pushes in 3 years 8 months
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