Robin Voetter
Software-ingenieur at Stream HPC
Oostzaan, North Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolRobin Voetter is a software engineer with 11 years of experience, currently building systems at Stream HPC from Oostzaan, Netherlands. He holds both a BSc and MSc in Computer Science from Leiden University (cum laude, MSc summa cum laude), reflecting strong academic rigor. Robin contributes to low-level back-end work in the Zig programming language, notably adding ARM32 Linux syscall support, TLS initialization and startup code—signaling deep expertise in systems programming and cross-platform toolchains. He favors pragmatic, low-level solutions that bridge language runtimes and operating system details, making him effective on performance- and portability-focused projects. Colleagues can expect a meticulous engineer comfortable with both theory and gritty system internals.
11 years of coding experience
Master's degree, Computer Science, Summa Cum Laude, Master's degree, Computer Science, Summa Cum Laude at Leiden University
Github Skills (17)
system-programming10
architecture10
low-level10
linux10
os-development10
c-programming10
system-calls10
low-level-programming10
compiler-compiler10
zig10
sys10
arm10
compiler10
embedded10
architectures10
Programming languages (22)
Github contributions (5)
ziglang/zig
Aug 2019 - Nov 2022
General-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:110 reviews, 240 commits, 82 PRs in 3 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Robin's primary contribution appears to be in expanding the Zig programming language's capabilities for Linux operating systems, specifically targeting the arm32 architecture. This included the addition of definitions and constants for system calls and syscall conventions on arm32 Linux-based systems. The user also enhanced the codebase with the addition of low-level features like TLS initialization and general startup functionality. The modifications to support ARM platforms and low level system details indicate a focus on backend development.
purposecompilertoolchainzigprogramming-language
Snektron/dotfiles
Sep 2020 - Jun 2022
Contributions:64 commits, 28 pushes in 1 year 10 months
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