Lars Werkman
Staff Engineer at Bitvavo
Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolLars Werkman is a Staff Engineer based in Haarlem with 13 years of hands-on experience building Android applications and leading engineering efforts. He progressed from Android Developer roles at KLM and OneFit to a senior technical leadership position at Bitvavo, combining deep mobile UI expertise with broader system-level thinking. Notable open-source work includes a complete redesign and feature expansion of an Android Holo-themed color picker, demonstrating attention to UX details like saturation/value controls and robust layout behavior. Lars pairs a B.Sc. in Computer Science & Engineering with practical product experience, frequently shipping polished UI components and mentoring teams through complex delivery challenges. Colleagues describe him as pragmatic and detail-oriented, able to translate design intent into reliable, user-focused implementations.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science & Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science & Engineering at Hogeschool van Amsterdam
English, Dutch
Github Skills (5)
color-picker10
ui-design10
android10
java9
javas9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
LarsWerkman/HoloColorPicker
Jan 2013 - Jan 2018
An Android Holo themed colorpicker designed by Marie Schweiz
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer
Mobile DeveloperContributions:75 commits, 5 PRs, 10 pushes in 5 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Lars primarily focused on the development and refinement of UI elements for an Android Holo themed colorpicker. Their contributions involved significant code changes, including a complete redesign, the addition of new features, and support for functionalities like Saturation and Value bars. The user also implemented an `OnColorChangedListener` and addressed issues related to `wrap_content` behavior in the UI components.
colorpickerandroidmarieholothemed
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