Jan Kurs
Software Engineer at Google
Wohlen bei Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Top SchoolJan Kurs is a software engineer and researcher with 13 years of experience, currently at Google and formerly a PhD researcher at the University of Bern’s Software Composition Group focused on parsing technology. He blends deep academic expertise in tolerant parsing, compilers, and virtual machine design with practical engineering from roles in automotive diagnostics, web startups, and large-scale software at Google. Jan’s work emphasizes performance and robustness in language tooling, and he has a track record of turning research ideas into production-ready solutions. Based in Wohlen bei Bern, Switzerland, he brings both systems-level thinking and hands-on implementation skills rooted in a strong electrical engineering and computer science background.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors degree, Electrical Engineering and Informatics, B, Bachelors degree, Electrical Engineering and Informatics, B at Czech Technical University in PragueDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science at Universität Bern
English, German, Czech
Github Skills (40)
parser10
top-down10
parsing10
parser-generator10
argument-parsing10
high-performance10
abstract-syntax-tree9
sublime-text9
compile-time9
smalltalk9
compile9
rust9
pharo9
sublime-text-plugin8
textmate8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
moosetechnology/PetitParser
Nov 2012 - Oct 2016
Petit Parser is a framework for building parsers.
Contributions:229 commits, 1 issue in 3 years 11 months
pharoparserssmalltalkparsingparser-generator
kursjan/petitparser2
Apr 2016 - Mar 2020
A high-performance top-down parser
Contributions:1 release, 3 reviews, 258 commits in 4 years
rustparsingargument-parsingperformancetop-down
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