Philipp Dolder is a Senior Software Engineer and architect in Pully, Switzerland with 14 years of experience focused on delivering ROI-driven, customer-centered solutions in the .NET ecosystem. He combines hands-on engineering with coaching—helping teams adopt TDD, CI/CD, Clean Code and agile practices while architecting maintainable systems at companies like mms solutions, SIX Group and bbv. An active open-source contributor and founder of multiple projects, Philipp has improved developer ergonomics in widely used tooling such as FakeItEasy by adding fluent extensions and clearer error messages. He pairs pragmatic consultancy with deep technical craft, routinely translating complex requirements into testable, debuggable implementations. Beyond code, he’s known for mentoring engineers and for seeking measurable business impact from technical decisions.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Qualification for University Entrance (Matura) Mathematics & Physics, Qualification for University Entrance (Matura) Mathematics & Physics at Kantonsschule Sursee
Computer Science, Computer Science at ETH Zürich
Dipl. Inf. Ing. FH Computer Science, Dipl. Inf. Ing. FH Computer Science at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Contributions:18 commits, 2 comments, 2 issues in 2 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Philipp primarily focused on extending the functionality of the FakeItEasy library by adding new extension methods related to configuring method call behavior. Their work involved implementing `Invokes` and `ReturnsLazily` extensions, allowing for more readable and flexible configurations of fakes. The user's contributions also included improving the error messages related to signature mismatches, ensuring that developers receive clear guidance when using the library. These changes directly enhanced the usability and robustness of the mocking library.
Contributions:12 commits, 4 PRs, 2 pushes in 2 years 1 month
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Philipp Dolder - Senior Software Engineer at mms solutions ag