Jakub Florek
Student
Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolJakub Florek is a BSc Computer Science and Engineering student at TU Delft with six years of hands-on software experience and an Erasmus stint at TUM. He’s an active Swift contributor who designed and implemented the SwiftLexicalLookup name lookup API during Google Summer of Code 2024 and continues improving swift-syntax and compiler bridging code, work that directly strengthens Swift’s ability to resolve names and scopes. A three-time Apple Swift Student Challenge winner, Jakub combines compiler-level backend work with practical iOS product experience—authoring apps like the 5,000+ download TarBUS and an enterprise kitchen planner. His internship at Apple (Swift Compiler and Runtime) and contributions to the prominent swiftlang/swift repo underscore both industry recognition and impact on a major open-source language. Beyond code, he’s an avid guitarist, photographer, and hiker, often approaching technical challenges with the same creative curiosity he brings to music and travel.
6 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Erasmus Exchange, COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES, Erasmus Exchange, COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES at Technical University of MunichBSc Computer Science and Engineering, Computer Science, First year GPA: 8.67, BSc Computer Science and Engineering, Computer Science, First year GPA: 8.67 at Delft University of Technology
English, Polish
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Github Skills (8)
swift10
compiler-design10
nameserver10
lexical-analysis10
abstract-syntax-tree10
cname10
cprogramming-language9
c-language9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
swiftlang/swift
Sep 2021 - Mar 2025
The Swift Programming Language
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 reviews, 4 PRs, 2 pushes in 3 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Jakub's contributions primarily involve modifying and extending bridging code for the Swift programming language, focusing on integrating and validating the SwiftLexicalLookup functionality. The changes include adding validation tests, addressing issues related to name resolution, and ensuring the correctness of the lookup results. These changes directly impact the compiler's ability to correctly identify and resolve code elements, improving the overall development experience.
swift-programmingswift-programming-languageprogramming-languageswift
MAJKFL/Tarbus-iOS
Jan 2021 - Nov 2021
Contributions:2 releases, 4 PRs, 92 pushes in 9 months
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