Jean-francois Simoneau
Senior Programmer at Sky Motion Research
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolJean-francois Simoneau is a Senior Programmer based in Montreal with 11 years of professional experience specializing in C++, low-level systems work, and pragmatic bug fixing. He has led technical efforts across game studios and live mobile/HTML5 projects, contributing architecture, AI, and performance-sensitive code for consoles, mobile and embedded graphics. At Behaviour Interactive he combined hands-on development with technical leadership on high-profile titles and live services, and he now applies that same rigor at Sky Motion Research. An active open-source contributor, he has improved and modernized C++ libraries (including fixes to the popular cpp-httplib) and maintained Homebrew packaging to keep scientific libraries like grib-api usable. Known for code-quality improvements and resolving subtle compiler and performance issues, he brings deep low-level expertise and a practical, maintenance-first mindset to complex systems.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer Engineering at Université de Montréal - Ecole polytechnique de Montréal
French, English
Github Skills (16)
homebrew10
http10
debug10
c-language10
software-packaging10
cpp10
cprogramming-language10
package-management10
ruby10
code-readability9
headeronly9
code-optimization9
shell8
script8
sh8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
yhirose/cpp-httplib
Nov 2023 - Mar 2025
A C++ header-only HTTP/HTTPS server and client library
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:7 reviews, 10 PRs, 11 comments in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Jean-francois primarily contributed to bug fixes, performance improvements, and code modernization within the C++ HTTP/HTTPS library. Their commits focused on resolving compiler warnings related to performance and readability. They also addressed issues like shadow parameter warnings, demonstrating a focus on code quality and maintenance. The changes involved modification of core library files, showcasing a deep understanding of the codebase.
cppheaderclient-libraryc-plus-plusheader-only
Homebrew/legacy-homebrew
Jul 2014 - Mar 2016
💀 The former home of Homebrew/homebrew (deprecated)
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 4 PRs in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Jean-francois contributed to the Homebrew formula for grib-api. Their work involved updating the formula to newer versions of the grib-api software, incorporating the latest package versions. The changes involved modifying the URL, SHA checksums, and bottle configurations for the grib-api library. These updates ensured the continued availability and compatibility of the grib-api package within the Homebrew ecosystem.
macoshomebrew
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