Hielke Walinga
Bioinformatician
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolHielke Walinga is a bioinformatician with nine years of experience who bridges biology and computer science to turn genomic complexity into reproducible computational workflows. Currently at Amsterdam UMC, he blends full-stack web development, containerized deployment, HPC operations and Snakemake-based analyses into a single day-to-day toolkit. He has driven engineering best practices at startups like Single Quantum—introducing testing, CI, migrations and code review—and built modular, high-throughput pipelines for GeneScape that replaced monolithic analyses. His open-source contributions span frontend UX improvements for the popular django-jazzmin admin theme and robust Homebrew installer scripting, showing comfort across CSS/JS, bash and system-level tooling. Trained in nanobiology and data science at TU Delft, he is particularly interested in genetics and enjoys turning messy lab problems into automated, maintainable software. A practical polymath, he’s as comfortable debugging lost files on an HPC as shipping a dark-mode admin feature.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Gymnasium, Gymnasium at csg BogermanBridging program, Computer Science, Bridging program, Computer Science at TU DelftBachelor's degree, Nanobiology, Bachelor's degree, Nanobiology at Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
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Github Skills (29)
javascript10
scripting10
django10
css10
bash10
homebrew10
installer10
sudo10
postinstall10
installers10
admin9
wordpress-themes9
custom-theme9
python9
devops9
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
farridav/django-jazzmin
Aug 2020 - Apr 2021
Jazzy theme for Django
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:19 commits, 8 PRs, 19 comments in 7 months
Contributions summary:Hielke contributed to the Django-Jazzmin project by implementing features related to the Django admin interface customization. They focused on improving the user experience through CSS and JavaScript modifications for login and logout pages. The commits also included adding admin pages for a book library app and integrating new features like dark mode theming and range filters, demonstrating a focus on both frontend and backend aspects of the project.
adminadminltedjangojazzydashboard
Homebrew/install
Oct 2020 - Nov 2020
📥 Homebrew (un)installer
Role in this project:DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:9 reviews, 17 commits, 4 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:Hielke's commits primarily focused on modifying the `install.sh` script within the Homebrew installation repository. Their contributions centered around enhancing the script's interaction with `sudo` commands, specifically addressing how the script handles user permissions, particularly in non-interactive environments and on macOS. They added checks for non-interactive use, simplified sudo commands, and restored MacOS behavior, which resulted in improved robustness. The commits show expertise in bash scripting and working with sudo for system-level tasks.
installerrubyinstallmacoshomebrew
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