Jakob Fischer
Software Engineer at IVU Traffic Technologies
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolJakob Fischer is a software engineer based in Berlin with 13 years of experience building high-quality systems and thoughtfully designed APIs. With a background spanning physics (MSc) and advanced computer science studies including time at The University of Tokyo and PhD work, he brings rigorous, research-informed thinking to complex domain models and algorithmic problems. Since 2017 he has been contributing to traffic technology solutions at IVU Traffic Technologies, applying a product-minded engineering approach that treats technical interfaces with the same care as user-facing experiences. Jakob prioritizes deliberate simplicity—believing the most important decisions are about what not to do—which guides him to craft tooling and APIs that scale and endure. An appreciation for both elegant UX and internal developer ergonomics makes him particularly effective at turning intricate requirements into clear, maintainable systems.
13 years of coding experience
University of TokyoMaster’s Degree, Physics, Master’s Degree, Physics at Technische Universität DresdenDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
German, English, Spanish, Japanese
Github Skills (4)
installer6
toolchain5
rust4
android1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
jakob-fischer/jrnf_R_tools
Feb 2013 - May 2017
Contributions:2 releases, 342 commits, 143 pushes in 4 years 3 months
jakob-fischer/jrnf_int
Feb 2016 - Jan 2021
Contributions:2 releases, 25 pushes, 3 tags in 5 years
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