Lou Knauer
Software Engineer For Emulation And Operating Systems
Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolLou Knauer is a software engineer specializing in emulation and operating systems with a decade of experience across compiler toolchains, HPC tooling, and build infrastructure. Currently working on the TEMU emulator at Terma Space, Lou brings deep low-level expertise honed during a compiler engineering role at SiPearl where they implemented SVE-specific LLVM optimizations and ported toolchains. Their background includes developing cluster monitoring software at FAU and maintaining GCC bounds-checking patches and Linux build-server evaluations in industry, demonstrating a blend of research and production-grade systems work. As a former systems programming tutor, Lou pairs hands-on C/POSIX skills with the ability to teach and document complex topics. Based in Germany and pursuing an MS in Computer Science, they quietly bridge academia and industry with practical contributions to tooling and emulation that reduce friction for large-scale compute projects.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
Stackoverflow
76reputation
3kreached
2answers
3questions
Github Skills (68)
rest-api10
backend10
monitoring10
compiler10
llvm10
toolchain10
golang9
web-frontend9
hpc9
php9
graphql9
mips8
arm8
forwarding8
risc8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
iamlouk/podcast-player
Jun 2017 - Oct 2021
simple electron-based podcast player
Contributions:5 PRs, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
podcastelectronpodcast-playerplayer
iamlouk/projects
Sep 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:32 commits, 97 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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