Pekka Klärck
Lead Developer at Robot Framework Foundation
Helsinki, Finland
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Top SchoolPekka Klärck is a Lead Developer and independent consultant from Helsinki with 18 years focused on test automation and Python. As the original author and ongoing lead on Robot Framework, he combines hands-on development with stewardship of one of the most widely used open-source automation frameworks for acceptance testing and RPA. He has deep expertise in designing and hardening test suites, web testing with SeleniumLibrary, and improving tooling like the RIDE test data editor and user-facing quick-start documentation. Pekka blends practical QA engineering from long-term consultancy roles with project leadership at the Robot Framework Foundation and Eliga Oy. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic, test-first solutions that make complex systems verifiable and maintainable. Beyond code, he’s known for improving usability and packaging across projects—small changes that disproportionately reduce friction for users.
17 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Master of Science (MS) at Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan
English, Finnish, Swedish
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Github Skills (23)
restructuredtext10
selenium10
python10
testing10
testkit10
selenium-ide10
wxpython10
robotframework10
webtest10
documentation10
web-testing10
test-automation10
mstest9
github9
teste9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
robotframework/QuickStartGuide
Oct 2014 - Mar 2018
Robot Framework Quick Start Guide
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:1 release, 1 review, 33 commits in 3 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Pekka primarily focused on improving the Robot Framework Quick Start Guide. Their contributions include fixing rendering issues, adding links to results and releases, and enhancing the guide's content based on feedback. They also updated the README file and release instructions and made overall formatting and content improvements.
robot-frameworkquick-startrobot
robotframework/robotframework
Oct 2018 - Jan 2023
Generic automation framework for acceptance testing and RPA
Role in this project:Test Automation Engineer & Test Automation Engineer
Test Automation Engineer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:79 releases, 436 reviews, 1661 commits in 4 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Pekka primarily focused on enhancing and maintaining the test suite for Robot Framework. Their work involved modifying test cases to test various library features and control structures. They ensured the proper verification of test results by implementing test-specific assertions and utilizing a listener implementation, thereby actively contributing to maintaining and validating the functionality of the Robot Framework.
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