Lasse Thostrup is a Senior Software Developer based in Denmark with 11 years of experience building distributed systems and data-driven software. He holds a PhD from Technische Universität Darmstadt where his research on accelerating distributed databases with modern networks and hardware accelerators earned a Best Paper Award at SIGMOD 2021. Transitioning research into practice, he moved from academia into industry roles at MFT Energy and prior software development positions at Kamstrup, focusing on scalable data management and communication network tooling. Lasse combines deep analytical thinking with hands-on engineering, particularly around performance-sensitive, distributed architectures. He is comfortable navigating both experimental research and production delivery, bringing a rare mix of published research credibility and product-focused implementation experience. Colleagues describe him as curious about new data management approaches and pragmatic about turning them into robust solutions.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Information Technology, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Information Technology at Aarhus University
Technischen Universität Darmstadt
Semester abroad, Semester abroad at University of Connecticut
Contributions:61 commits, 2 PRs, 44 pushes in 2 years 6 months
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Lasse Thostrup - Senior Software Developer at MFT Energy