Michael Zanetti
System Architect at Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation
Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Top SchoolMichael Zanetti is a System Architect with 16 years of experience designing and implementing C++/Qt solutions for embedded, IoT, and automation domains, currently leading architecture and delivery at Mercedes‑Benz Tech Innovation. He blends deep GNU/Linux and open source expertise with practical hardware-side knowledge—Bluetooth, NFC and ZigBee—to ship robust, scalable products from prototype to CI/CD pipelines. A former Canonical tech lead and long-time contributor to projects like Unity8 and the Tomahawk music player, he brings a strong UI sensibility alongside systems-level thinking. Michael’s background in automotive and consumer device engineering means he’s comfortable translating strict safety and usability constraints into elegant software architectures. Based in Ulm, he pairs academic training in technical computer science with hands-on mentorship and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
16 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
M.Sc. Technische Informatik, M.Sc. Technische Informatik at Ulm UniversityDipl.-Ing. (FH) Technische Informatik, Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Technische Informatik at Technische Hochschule Ulm
German, English, Italian
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Github Skills (15)
qml10
uid10
user-interface10
font-face10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
qt10
cprogramming-language10
c-language10
font-manager10
graphical-user-interface9
qtquick9
timezone6
qtquick-controls6
biginteger6
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
ubports/unity8
Jun 2013 - Apr 2017
The operating environment for everywhere.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:2632 commits in 3 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Michael's commits primarily focused on improving the UI of the Ubuntu 8 operating environment, specifically the Unity8 user interface. Their work involved fixing UI issues, particularly related to theming the launcher and enhancing the quick list functionality. They also worked on styling the appearance of various UI components, including the indicator menu and a menu bar. In addition, the user made code changes to fix whitespace issues and enable functionality like the close button on the phone.
dotfilesoperatinglinux
tomahawk-player/tomahawk
Jul 2012 - Aug 2012
Tomahawk, the multi-source music player
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:41 commits in 17 days
Contributions summary:Michael's commits primarily focused on enhancing the user interface and visual presentation of the "Tomahawk" music player. They implemented DPI awareness, making the UI usable on high-resolution screens. The changes involved modifying font sizes and layouts across various UI components, including the source tree, playlist delegate, infobar, context page, and welcome widget, to improve visual clarity and user experience. The user also addressed scaling issues within the drag-and-drop menu and fixed minimum column widths for dynamic DPIs.
multi-sourcemusicmusic-playerplayer
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