Jan Bölsche
Software Architect at Museum Barberini
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolJan Bölsche is a Berlin-based software architect with 17+ years of experience designing resilient, distributed systems and interactive installations for museums, corporate visitor centers and enterprise SaaS. He blends low-level C/C++ and OpenGL expertise with modern Node.js/JavaScript stacks, having led projects that use peer-to-peer sync, digitally signed non-destructive content workflows and custom Linux appliances for clients like BASF, Louvre Abu Dhabi and Siemens. A frequent freelance lead, he architects end-to-end solutions—from haptics-enabled medical training and OR1K emulation work to analytics middleware for Museum Barberini—while championing test suites, refactoring and platform portability. Jan co-founded she.codes to address diversity in tech and builds training platforms emphasizing remote collaboration and pair programming. His open-source contributions include deep core improvements and test coverage for projects such as an in-browser OR1K emulator and the Secure Scuttlebutt server, reflecting a knack for improving robustness across stacks. Outside engineering he is an awarded game designer and published photographer, bringing a creative, multidisciplinary lens to technical problem solving.
17 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Sience, Computer Sience at University of Hamburg
German, English, French
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Github Skills (15)
node-module10
nodejs10
javascript10
npm10
coffeescript10
emulation10
testing10
gossip9
devops9
refactoring8
stream6
buffer6
linux6
leveldb6
jquery6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
ssbc/ssb-server
Jul 2017 - Sep 2019
The gossip and replication server for Secure Scuttlebutt - a distributed social network
Role in this project:
Backend & DevOps Engineer
Backend & DevOps EngineerContributions:15 commits, 6 PRs, 2 pushes in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Jan contributed to the ssb-server project by implementing and refining core functionality. They added support for passing configuration options when connecting to a remote sbot instance, impacting how ssb clients connect to the server. Additionally, they addressed a bug related to blobs and implemented tests, while also fixing an issue around the server binary. These modifications show work that enhances the server's operational capabilities.
golangsecuresecure-scuttlebuttsocial-networkscuttlebutt
s-macke/jor1k
Jan 2015 - Jan 2015
Online OR1K Emulator running Linux
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:11 commits, 5 PRs, 16 comments in 5 days
Contributions summary:Jan primarily refactored and improved the core CPU implementation for the OR1K emulator. They extracted and optimized code, fixed bugs, and created a facade for the CPU implementations to simplify switching between CPU types. The user also added a test suite to verify the functionality of the different CPU implementations. Their contributions involved changes across multiple Javascript files related to the emulator's core functionality and testing.
emulatorjavascriptlinuxopenriscemulation
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