Samuel Gaist
Biel/Bienne, Bern, Switzerland
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Top SchoolSamuel Gaist is an experienced embedded systems and multimedia software engineer with 13 years of hands-on experience specializing in C/C++, Python, and Linux-based embedded solutions for audio/video acquisition. Based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, he blends low-level systems engineering with practical DevOps and deployment skills, having improved build and deployment flows for cross-platform Qt projects and contributed deployment enhancements for macOS .dmg creation. An active open-source contributor, Samuel has worked across high-profile projects such as Qt, Krita, IPython and Ansible—ranging from test-suite modernization and API-level refactors to documentation clarity and security-minded server improvements for Falco. He pairs a background in industrial electronics and electrical engineering with a knack for reducing technical debt (e.g., migrating deprecated APIs to modern equivalents) and pragmatic automation (Podman-in-Kubernetes support for BinderHub). Colleagues rely on him for careful code quality, const-correctness, and thoughtful refactors that quietly make complex systems more maintainable.
13 years of coding experience
CFC, Electronicien industriel, CFC, Electronicien industriel at CFPSIngénieur, Electricité, Ingénieur, Electricité at HEVs
German, English, French
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Github Skills (56)
web-widgets10
kubernetes10
container10
c-language10
deploying10
pytest10
qt10
widgets10
python10
testing10
it-security10
rs10
ipython10
run-time10
ui-design10
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
jupyterhub/binderhub
May 2021 - Dec 2022
Run your code in the cloud, with technology so advanced, it feels like magic!
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & Cloud Engineer
DevOps Engineer & Cloud EngineerContributions:22 reviews, 43 commits, 5 PRs in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Samuel primarily focused on improving the BinderHub deployment process and infrastructure, specifically by adding support for Podman-in-Kubernetes (PinK) and updating configurations. They implemented changes to integrate PinK, addressing socket and storage directories. The user also refactored the codebase to use `imageBuilderType` for greater flexibility and renamed the container builder component, enhancing the project's deployment capabilities. Furthermore, they added documentation to guide users through the setup with container builder configurations.
jupyter-notebookmagicjupyterbinderjupyterhub
qt/qttools
Jun 2014 - Jul 2020
Qt Tools
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer (with emphasis on deployment and build tools)
Full-stack Developer (with emphasis on deployment and build tools)Contributions:19 commits in 6 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Samuel primarily focused on enhancing the deployment and build processes for the Qt Tools project. Their contributions include adding deployment support for plugins on macOS, including Qt3D, QtLocation, and QtPositioning. The user also refactored plugin handling for improved organization and added the functionality to select the filesystem for .dmg creation during deployment. They also addressed build issues for specific components and cleaned up includes, demonstrating a strong understanding of build systems and cross-platform deployment.
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