Sébastien Geelen is a Python and JavaScript senior developer with 11 years of experience building full-stack web applications and interactive browser experiences from his base in Hannut, Belgium. He currently contributes to Odoo’s open-source web editor, improving UX and editor reliability by fixing keyboard shortcuts, placeholder handling, and link-tool behaviors—work that impacts a widely used ERP platform. Previously he led test automation and game quality efforts at GAMING1, creating custom suites for HTML canvas games and bridging game development with robust automated testing. His background in front-end design and accessibility—shaped at WooRank and NMBS—gives him a strong eye for usable interfaces and standards-compliant implementations. Comfortable across Python, MongoDB, HTML/JS and front-end tooling, he blends product-focused engineering with hands-on bug fixing and editor feature development. Colleagues know him for turning subtle UI edge cases into durable fixes that improve everyday user workflows.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
3, Computer graphics design, infographie, 3, Computer graphics design, infographie at HEPL - Haute Ecole de la Province de Liège
Contributions:301 reviews, 357 commits, 131 PRs in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Sébastien primarily contributed to the Odoo web editor, addressing issues related to the user interface and functionality. They fixed several bugs involving keyboard shortcuts, dynamic placeholders, and link tool behaviors. Moreover, the user's work included enhancing the editor's capabilities by adding support for placeholder values and ensuring the correct display and functionality of various components within the editor. The user also corrected the issue with the incorrect onbeforeunload warning being shown.
Contributions:5 PRs, 2 pushes, 3 branches in 1 month
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Sébastien Geelen - Python & JavaScript Senior Developer at Odoo