Paul Mairo
Senior Software Engineer at Zivid
Norway
Summary
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Top SchoolPaul Mairo is a Senior Software Engineer based in Norway with eight years of experience building robust infrastructure and low-level systems in C++, Python, Rust, and cloud environments. He has a strong track record at Zivid delivering automation, self-hosting and CI/CD solutions across Azure, Docker, Ansible, and embedded ARM targets, and has moved between infrastructure, SDK, and senior engineering roles while keeping a pragmatic "keep things simple" approach. An active open-source contributor, Paul fixed critical PyQt integration and shutdown bugs in the popular qutebrowser project, showing attention to reliability and cross-platform edge cases. Comfortable across full-stack, DevOps, and embedded domains, he combines systems thinking with hands-on debugging to shrink complex problems into maintainable solutions.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer science, Master, Master's degree, Computer science, Master at National Advanced School of Engineering of YaoundeBaccalauréat de l'enseignement général, Mathématiques et sciences physiques, Baccalauréat de l'enseignement général, Mathématiques et sciences physiques at Collège de la Retraite
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Github Skills (14)
pyqt10
qutebrowser10
qt10
python10
pytest7
pip6
psycopg6
python-venv6
python-modules6
pyttsx6
linux6
macos6
pipenv6
virtualenv6
Programming languages (25)
Github contributions (5)
qutebrowser/qutebrowser
Sep 2020 - Jul 2023
A keyboard-driven, vim-like browser based on Python and Qt.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 PRs, 1 comment in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Paul primarily contributed to the project by fixing bugs related to the PyQt integration within the `mkvenv` script, and addressing a specific issue related to the prompt queue and shutdown functionality in the `quitter` module. Their work involved patching the installation of PyQt versions and correcting errors in the handling of system-wide PyQt linking. These commits demonstrate a focus on ensuring the software operates correctly and resolves application crashes.
pythonqtwebenginebrowservimvim-like
RMPR/dotfiles
Sep 2021 - Jan 2023
Contributions:119 commits, 328 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
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