Matthieu Gallien
Software Engineer at KDE
Rotherens, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Top SchoolMatthieu Gallien is a seasoned software engineer with 16 years of experience building robust C++ and backend systems, currently working on the Nextcloud Desktop client and contributing to KDE projects like the Elisa music player. He brings deep embedded and simulator-domain expertise from roles at ACTOLL, CORYS and research labs, pairing low-level system knowledge with pragmatic maintenance of long-lived codebases. An advocate for Free Software, Matthieu combines open-source collaboration with practical product support, having improved Windows path handling, network sync reliability and updater telemetry for a widely used Nextcloud client. Fluent in moving legacy systems toward modern development practices, he also has a PhD-level research background and a knack for translating formal models into production code.
16 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
M1, Informatique, M1, Informatique at Université de BourgogneThèse, Informatique, Thèse, Informatique at Université Paul Sabatier (Toulouse III)
French, English
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Github Skills (9)
gui-application10
c-language10
cpp10
cprogramming-language10
desktop-application10
ws-api9
winapi9
wp-api9
sqlite9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
nextcloud/desktop
Apr 2021 - Jan 2023
💻 Desktop sync client for Nextcloud
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:58 releases, 2325 reviews, 447 commits in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Matthieu primarily focuses on enhancing the Nextcloud Desktop client's functionality and reliability. Their contributions include fixing Windows-specific path handling, reverting a change related to address sanitizers, and optimizing network request handling to prevent errors during file synchronization. They also addressed issues related to cloud filter API integration and documentation updates. Furthermore, the user upgraded an SQLite library and improved the client's ability to send OS information to the auto-updater.
nextcloudnextcloud-desktop-clientc-plus-pluscppdesktop
KDE/elisa
Dec 2015 - Jul 2022
Simple music player aiming to provide a nice experience for its users
Contributions:1846 commits in 6 years 8 months
musicmusic-playeraimingplayer
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