Summary
Leonard Reuter is an expert software developer and scientific researcher with eight years of experience building high-performance code in Python, C++ and Fortran for computational science. Holding a summa cum laude Doctor of Science in Chemistry from RWTH Aachen, he translates complex physical and mathematical problems into efficient, production-ready software and now applies that expertise at JENOPTIK. Comfortable both as a hands-on coder and a mentor, he has a proven record of guiding colleagues through research-grade development during his doctoral and research roles. Based in Marburg, Germany, he blends theoretical chemistry insight with practical engineering, often tackling low-level performance and numerical challenges that sit at the intersection of science and software. Experimental by nature, he seeks elegant algorithmic improvements rather than just feature work, bringing rigor and reproducibility to scientific software projects.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Science, Chemistry, summa cum laude, Doctor of Science, Chemistry, summa cum laude at RWTH Aachen University
Abitur [high school graduation], 1.2, Abitur [high school graduation], 1.2 at Elisabethschule Marburg
English, German, French