Piotr Dabkowski is a software engineer and co-founder of ElevenLabs with 11 years of experience building production systems and research-driven products. He combines deep academic training from Cambridge and Oxford with industry experience at Google and startups, bringing strengths in both core engineering and applied ML. At ElevenLabs he blends research and product execution, while his open-source work—such as leading development on a pure-Python JavaScript-to-Python translator—shows a knack for language tooling and low-level interpreter design. Based in Zurich, he has a track record of moving between research, infrastructure, and founder responsibilities, and often surfaces subtle engineering optimizations that simplify complex systems.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA Engineering, Bachelor of Arts - BA Engineering at University of Oxford
Master of Philosophy - MPhil Advanced Computer Science, Master of Philosophy - MPhil Advanced Computer Science at University of Cambridge
JavaScript to Python Translator & JavaScript interpreter written in 100% pure Python🚀 Try it online:
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Contributions:6 reviews, 225 commits, 41 PRs in 8 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Piotr appears to be a core developer, focused on the implementation and maintenance of a JavaScript to Python translator and interpreter, as evidenced by the code changes. Their work involves building the core components of the translator, including handling string, number, and regular expression literals. They are adding features such as automatic semicolon insertion and working on the translation of JavaScript flow control statements.
Contributions:5 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
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