René Herrmann
Senior Frontend Engineer at ABOUT YOU
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolRené Herrmann is a Senior Frontend Engineer based in Berlin with 12 years of experience building polished, user-focused web and desktop applications. He has a strong background in real-time and multimedia products, from early HTML5 game development to contributing full‑stack improvements for the popular Wire desktop client, including multi-account support and UI animations. René has driven frontend excellence at mobility and fintech companies like SHARE NOW and Interhyp and now brings that product-driven mindset to ABOUT YOU. Equally comfortable in Electron and modern web stacks, he combines practical hands‑on coding with a knack for shipping UX improvements that reduce friction. Outside work he signals a playful, active mindset—think noodle nights, gaming, and mountain biking—which often surfaces as thoughtful, human-centric interfaces.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master Medieninformatik, Master Medieninformatik at Berlin University of Applied Sciences Berlin (BHT)
Github Skills (10)
javascript10
react10
ui-design9
front-end-development9
css9
uid9
desktop8
webpack8
webpacker8
electron8
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
wireapp/wire-desktop
Aug 2016 - Oct 2017
:computer: Wire for desktop
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:35 commits, 102 PRs, 233 pushes in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:René contributed to the Wire desktop application by addressing various aspects, including configuration updates, context menu enhancements, and bug fixes. They made changes to the electron application's core files, improved the UI with the introduction of multi-account support and badge count, and removed outdated dependencies. Furthermore, the user improved the UI with the addition of button animations.
electronwindowslinuxdesktopelectron-app
herrmannplatz/axios-keycloak
Sep 2018 - Jan 2021
🔑 Keycloak client with build in axios functionality
Contributions:4 releases, 8 commits, 2 PRs in 2 years 4 months
keycloak-clientkeycloakauthenticationaxios
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