Jan Kalthöfer
Software Engineer at Logitech
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolJan Kalthöfer is a software engineer based in Berlin with six years of experience building user-focused products, currently working at Logitech on tools to simplify video editing. He previously co-founded and served as CTO of Type Studio, where he led product and technical direction for making video editing more accessible. Jan combines a media informatics background (BASc and MS) with hands-on startup and corporate experience, bridging UX-minded front-end work and scalable engineering. He has practical experience from automotive industry roles at Volkswagen and a track record of turning complex media workflows into intuitive products. Notably, his career reflects a blend of entrepreneurial leadership and applied research in media technology.
6 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Medieninformatik, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Medieninformatik at Hochschule OsnabrückMaster of Science - MS Medieninformatik, Master of Science - MS Medieninformatik at Technische Hochschule Lübeck
Github Skills (22)
twitch10
javascript10
electron10
typescript10
obs10
youtube10
facebook10
vue10
react10
streaming10
angular10
nodejs9
web-framework8
web-performance8
web-developer7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
jankalthoefer/youtube-controller
Aug 2024 - Dec 2024
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
jankalthoefer/FFmpeg
Sep 2025 - Oct 2025
Mirror of https://git.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.git
Contributions:1 release, 1 push in 1 month
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