Sven Hecht
Software Engineer at Apple
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolSven Hecht is a pragmatic software engineer with 13 years of experience building high-performance web and SaaS solutions across Windows, Linux and macOS, currently contributing at Apple after roles at understand.ai, LogMeIn and Citrix. He combines deep front-end expertise (HTML/CSS, JS/TypeScript, WebGL) with systems skills in C++, Java and Python, and a strong focus on database modeling, debugging, refactoring and scalable architecture. Known for shipping complete client-server products and modernizing legacy SaaS platforms, he champions clean code, CI, and test-driven delivery within Agile teams. Based in Cambridge, UK, he particularly cares about human–computer interaction and developer ergonomics, often bringing UX-minded thinking to backend and tooling challenges.
13 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Abitur, IT, Abitur, IT at Albert-Einstein-Schule EttlingenDiplom Informatiker, Angewandte Informatik, Diplom Informatiker, Angewandte Informatik at Berufsakademie Karlsruhe
German, English, Portuguese, Spanish
Stackoverflow
1,337reputation
167kreached
28answers
14questions
Github Skills (112)
python10
micropython10
embedded10
filter10
lua9
nvim9
neovim9
microcontroller9
neovim-plugin9
client-library8
react-infinite-scroll8
zip-archive8
semantic8
coffeescript8
react-infinite-scroll-component8
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
mostley/teachable
May 2015 - Mar 2016
Contributions:36 commits, 31 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
mostley/backstab
Sep 2016 - Apr 2022
Contributions:19 pushes, 1 branch, 3 tags in 5 years 8 months
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