Kai Howelmeyer
Senior Software Engineer at Snowflake
Berlin Metropolitan Area Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolKai Howelmeyer is a Senior Software Engineer with 13 years of experience building full-stack, production-grade systems and optimizing complex distributed workloads, currently at Snowflake in the Berlin area. He thrives on turning messy technical challenges into simple, testable features—comfortable from styling UIs to tuning databases and hacking event-processing frameworks. His background includes deep C++ systems work at TomTom and contributions to build/release automation in notable open-source tooling like the hunter repo, keeping dependency management and CI robust. Trained at the Hasso-Plattner-Institute, he pairs NUMA-aware, high-performance thinking with pragmatic engineering: elegant code, the right documentation, and comprehensive automated testing. Fast to learn new technology, he prefers roles where he can see and measure end-user impact and mentor teams through technical complexity.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) IT-Systems Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.) IT-Systems Engineering at Hasso-Plattner-Institute
German, English
Github Skills (6)
dependency-management10
cmake10
build-automation10
cprogramming-language9
boost9
c-language9
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
ruslo/hunter
Dec 2018 - Jun 2019
Role in this project:
Automation Engineer / Build & Release Engineer
Automation Engineer / Build & Release EngineerContributions:6 commits, 8 PRs, 15 comments in 6 months
Contributions summary:Kai primarily focused on updating and integrating various dependencies within the project. This involved modifying build configurations and project files to incorporate newer versions of libraries like Catch, units, and Boost. These updates required adjustments to the build process, ensuring compatibility, and managing dependencies within the project's build system. The user's commits demonstrate a strong emphasis on maintaining a consistent and up-to-date software build environment.
kaihowl/git-perf
Mar 2022 - Mar 2025
Contributions:1 release, 1 review, 183 PRs in 3 years
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