Simon Kusterer
CEO at SOPE
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Summary
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RockstarSimon Kusterer is a seasoned software entrepreneur and CEO based in Stuttgart with 14 years of experience building and shipping web and media tooling. He combines hands-on full-stack engineering with company leadership at SOPE, contributing practical improvements from front-end refinements to core application refactors. His open-source work includes performance-focused UX fixes for a responsive image cropping jQuery plugin and substantial feature and integration enhancements for the command-line Chromecast player castnow (volume, subtitles, timeline), reflecting a pragmatic focus on user experience across media types. Colleagues can expect a leader who still dives into code, prioritizing maintainability, debouncing-driven performance gains, and API-first controls that make systems easier to extend.
14 years of coding experience
Github Skills (13)
responsive-design10
video-streaming10
nodejs10
javascript10
front-end-development10
jquery10
chromecast10
ffmpeg9
debouncing9
user-interface8
css8
interface-design8
ui-design8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
xat/castnow
Oct 2014 - Jan 2017
commandline chromecast player
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:132 commits, 9 PRs, 50 pushes in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Simon contributed significantly to the development of the `castnow` project, focusing on enhancing user experience through new features and improved functionality. They added the ability to control volume and mute, implemented a timeline feature, and integrated subtitles support. Furthermore, the user refactored core components of the application and worked on improving the integration with different media types (local files, torrents, and web streams).
chrome-extensionchromecastvlcvaapistream
jonom/jquery-focuspoint
Sep 2014 - Sep 2014
jQuery plugin for 'responsive cropping'. Dynamically crop images to fill available space without cutting out the image's subject. Great for full-screen images.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:13 commits in 14 days
Contributions summary:Simon primarily focused on improving and refactoring the front-end code of the jQuery plugin. They addressed code quality by fixing missing variables, replacing throttling with debouncing for better performance, and cleaning up CSS classes. Furthermore, the user introduced a public API to control the resize event. The work included simplifying and optimizing the code to reduce reliance on px units.
cuttingfillfull-screensubjectjquery
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