Leander Desouza
Robotics Software Engineer at Rosenxt Group
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolLeander Desouza is a robotics software engineer with seven years’ experience building and deploying ROS-based systems in simulation and production, specializing in Python and C++. He holds a B.Tech in Mechatronics from Manipal and an MSc in Robotics from the University of Sheffield, and has applied that blend of theory and practice across projects from Mars Rover Manipal to commercial work at Black Coffee Robotics and Dexory. His background spans Gazebo and Unity simulations, MoveIt/MoveIt2 integrations, ROS1/ROS2 fleet stacks, and real-world commissioning, diagnostics and V&V for robot fleets. Notably, he maintains vcs2l (formerly vcstool) under ROS Infrastructure after modernizing it for PyPI and Debian packaging via Google Summer of Code. Now based in Bristol and working on ROV navigation at Rosenxt Group, he combines hands-on firmware/hardware localization experience with systems-level software delivery. Outside work he actively contributes to MoveIt and ROS2 Controls, signaling a sustained commitment to the open-source robotics ecosystem.
7 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma Physics Chemistry Mathematics and Computer Science, High School Diploma Physics Chemistry Mathematics and Computer Science at Mount Carmel Central SchoolBachelor of Technology - BTech Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering, Bachelor of Technology - BTech Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering at Manipal Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science - MS Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering, Master of Science - MS Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering at The University of SheffieldMatriculation, Matriculation at Indian Community School Kuwait
English, Konkani, Hindi
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Github Skills (81)
representations10
ros10
environmental10
robotics10
shieldsio10
ignition10
autonomous-robots10
robot-control10
moveit10
gazebosim10
robot10
planning10
motion-planning10
control-systems9
image-processing9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
leander-dsouza/atreus
May 2020 - Feb 2025
Contributions:52 pushes, 14 branches in 4 years 10 months
leander-dsouza/Gazebo
Jan 2022 - Oct 2022
A test simulation of all projects and models done from time to time
Contributions:6 commits, 2 PRs, 71 pushes in 8 months
robotics-simulationpythontestingsimulationrobot-simulator
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