Summary
Lars Kristan is a senior software engineer based in Slovenia with 7 years of recent experience and a long history of C and multi-platform API development stretching back to the 1990s. He specializes in API design, internationalization (Unicode/UTF-8, L10N), security reviews, and improving end-user experience through thoughtful configuration and process definition. At Plume Design he contributes to scalable consumer-focused systems, and prior roles include leading development of cloud-backed, client/server solutions and retrofitting legacy products for I18N and security hardening. Lars combines low-level systems expertise (embedded and avionics C/ADA) with modern cloud and service-oriented architectures, making him effective across both product modernization and greenfield projects. A pragmatic problem-solver and occasional security advisor, he often bridges engineering, usability, and process to deliver reliable, auditable software.
7 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
English, German, Slovenian, Croatian