José Díez
Space Systems Lead at Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolJosé Díez is a Berlin-based software and embedded engineer with 14 years' experience bridging low-level systems and backend development, currently working as RACCOON Software Engineer at Technische Universität Berlin. He combines space-grade hardware design for satellite power and attitude control with production software skills—contributing to projects like the i3-compatible Wayland compositor sway and a Node GraphicsMagick binding where he improved core functionality and testing. His background ranges from embedded firmware and PCBs for fault-tolerant satellite systems to backend DevOps and Node.js work, reflecting a pragmatic full-stack mindset. Known for fixing tricky layout and workspace issues in open-source compositors, he brings meticulous attention to reliability and user experience in both hardware and software domains.
14 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Space Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Space Engineering at Technische Universität BerlinBachelor's Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science at Coventry University
Spanish, English, German
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Github Skills (18)
javascript10
composition10
image-processing10
workspace10
c1110
graphicsmagick10
c1710
management10
compositing10
composite10
nodejs10
wayland10
testing9
layoutmanager9
command-line-interface8
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
swaywm/sway
Aug 2015 - Aug 2015
i3-compatible Wayland compositor
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 commits, 2 PRs, 6 pushes in 1 day
Contributions summary:José primarily contributed to the core functionality of the Wayland compositor, sway. Their work included adding a command to control log colors and incorporating fullscreen support for views. They also implemented workspace functionality, including the creation and switching of workspaces. Additionally, the user fixed layout issues related to tabs, demonstrating a focus on improving the compositor's user experience.
waylandcompositor
aheckmann/gm
Oct 2014 - Oct 2014
GraphicsMagick for node
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 commits in 6 days
Contributions summary:José primarily contributed to the implementation and testing of a composite image function within the GraphicsMagick for Node library. They added the initial code for the composite functionality, including the `composite` command and its integration within the library. The user then expanded the function to accept a masking image and also modified the existing `geometry()` function to accept custom geometry commands, enhancing the library's flexibility. Finally, they added tests to validate the implemented composite functionality.
graphicsmagick
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