Philip Carlsen
Lead Software Engineer at Complexio
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
Summary
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Top SchoolPhilip Carlsen is a seasoned software engineer with 13 years of experience, holding an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Copenhagen and a specialization in programming language development. He has progressed from building web and database-backed systems to senior backend roles, including contributions to Hasura’s widely used open-source GraphQL Engine where he improved MSSQL integration and backend planning. Philip blends practical banking-grade quantitative development experience with leadership in engineering roles since 2024, now shaping teams and technical direction. His early work on a domain-specific language for robust GUI testing reveals a long-standing interest in language abstractions that make complex systems more maintainable and testable. Based in Copenhagen, he combines deep systems thinking with a pragmatic focus on shipping reliable, high-performance backend features.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
High School, Mathematics, High School, Mathematics at Rungsted GymnasiumMsc, Computer Science, Msc, Computer Science at University of Copenhagen
Danish, English, Japanese, lojban, Spanish
Github Skills (11)
graphql10
databases10
postgresql10
sql10
relational-databases10
wordpress-graphql10
wpgraphql10
back-end-development10
sql-database10
mssql10
database10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
hasura/graphql-engine
May 2021 - Jan 2023
Blazing fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on all your data with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 98 commits, 2 PRs in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Philip's commits indicate a focus on back-end development within the Hasura GraphQL Engine repository. They contributed to the MSSQL backend, particularly in the areas of logging variables and validating and applying naming conventions. The contributions involve modifications to database planning and execution code, suggesting a focus on integrating and improving support for MSSQL within the Hasura platform.
realtimefine-grained-access-controlgraphql-serversql-serverhaskell
HIPERFIT/vectorprogramming
Sep 2012 - Apr 2013
Contributions:172 commits in 7 months
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