Philippe Proulx
Software Developer at EfficiOS Inc.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolPhilippe Proulx is a seasoned software developer based in Montréal with over 15 years of focused open-source and embedded-systems experience and a total of 38 years in technical roles. He authors and maintains core tracing tools at EfficiOS—most notably Babeltrace 2 and barectf—bringing deep C/C++, Python, and systems expertise alongside strong technical writing for APIs and man pages. Philippe pairs low-level kernel and driver work with FPGA/HDL design and user-space tooling from past roles, giving him rare full-stack fluency across hardware, firmware, and software. An active open-source contributor, he has enhanced high-profile projects like the kitty terminal and Glowing Bear web client, improving UX, protocol handling, and documentation. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic system design, reproducible build environments, and clear documentation—skills underscored by his long history teaching and mentoring in academic settings.
38 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
B. Eng., Computer engineering, B. Eng., Computer engineering at École Polytechnique de MontréalDEC, Natural science, DEC, Natural science at Cégep de Saint-Laurent
French, English
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Github Skills (44)
javascript10
build-configuration10
buildroot10
crossbuild10
configuration-management10
terminal-emulator10
software-update10
build-system10
c1110
terminal-application10
linux-kernel10
c1710
automation10
front-end-development10
sys10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
glowing-bear/glowing-bear
Oct 2013 - Oct 2013
A web client for WeeChat
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:59 commits in 22 days
Contributions summary:Philippe primarily worked on the frontend components of the Glowing Bear project, refactoring and improving the JavaScript code for the WeeChat protocol handling and UI interactions. Their contributions included refactoring the `weechat-protocol.js` file, rewriting code for enhanced efficiency, and incorporating features like nick completion. Additionally, the user implemented enhancements to the UI, including code formatting and color styling to improve readability and user experience.
weechatjavascriptwebsocketvueweb-client
kovidgoyal/kitty
Dec 2018 - Apr 2019
Cross-platform, fast, feature-rich, GPU based terminal
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 5 PRs, 9 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Philippe primarily contributed to the feature set and documentation of the terminal application, "kitty". The contributions include implementing a configuration action for resizing the window and updating existing documentation. Furthermore, the user fixed an issue with double-click and drag selection of multiple words in the terminal. They also made changes relating to font sizes.
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