Pelle Krabbenhoeft
Student
Denver Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPelle Krabbenhoeft is a Computer Science student at the University of Colorado Boulder with four years of hands-on experience building low-level firmware, full-stack apps, and blockchain infrastructure. He interned at Microsoft working on Pluton security firmware in no_std Rust and contributed UEFI IOMMU support, and previously built AI-driven internal tools at Transamerica using React, Next.js, and AWS Bedrock. An active open-source contributor to the Rust Ethereum client Reth, Pelle focuses on refactoring core protocol components and preparing code for future upgrades. He leads the CU Blockchain Club, tutors STEM topics, and brings a practical maker mindset—from MMIO drivers to selling pierogies at farmers markets—that underscores his blend of technical depth and customer-facing problem solving.
4 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Mathematics and Computer Science, Computer Science, Mathematics and Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder
German
Github Skills (6)
distributed-systems10
rust10
ethereum10
blockchain10
modular-design9
consensus9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
paradigmxyz/reth
Jun 2024 - Feb 2025
Modular, contributor-friendly and blazing-fast implementation of the Ethereum protocol, in Rust
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 6 PRs, 22 comments in 8 months
Contributions summary:Pelle's commits primarily involve refactoring and modifying core components of the Reth Ethereum client, including stage implementations, database interactions, and consensus engine synchronization. They removed deprecated code and refactored modules for improved performance and maintainability. Significant changes include adjustments to data structures, and the introduction of generic headers to support future Ethereum upgrades. They also updated various codecs and primitives used within the project.
contributor-friendlyblazingethereump2prust
PelleKrab/reth
Jun 2024 - Jan 2025
Modular, contributor-friendly and blazing-fast implementation of the Ethereum protocol, in Rust
Contributions:3 PRs, 53 pushes, 9 branches in 7 months
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