Tobias Dirks
Senior Software Engineer at Gaussian Limited
Nicosia, Cyprus
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Top SchoolTobias Dirks is a Senior Software Engineer and applied mathematician with 11 years of experience building cloud-native microservices and high-performance APIs, currently splitting time between senior engineering at Quadrivia AI and cloud consulting at Gaussian Limited. He brings deep hands-on expertise in Go, Python, TypeScript and C++, and has architected scalable systems on AWS and GCP using Kubernetes, Terraform, Protobuf, and modern data pipelines. Tobias has a strong track record of improving performance and cutting costs—e.g., an 85% API latency reduction and 90% storage cost savings through platform and pipeline redesigns—while leading and retaining engineering teams. Early-stage product experience includes bootstrapping Go services, fintech integrations, and deploying an AI compliance tool integrating multiple LLMs, reflecting his ability to bridge research-grade rigor (PhD in Theoretical Fluid Dynamics) with practical, production-ready software. Based in Nicosia, he thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution, simplifying complex architectures and empowering teams to ship secure, reliable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Imperial College LondonDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theoretical Fluid Mechanics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theoretical Fluid Mechanics at City, University of London
English, Spanish, German, French, Greek
Github Skills (90)
instrumentation10
entity10
reflection10
python-modules10
game-programming10
python9
architectural-patterns9
distributed-tracing9
entity-component9
cpp9
game-dev9
otel9
entity-component-system9
api8
trinitycore8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
omgitsaheadcrab/dotfiles
Aug 2018 - Sep 2024
Contributions:29 pushes, 2 branches in 6 years 2 months
omgitsaheadcrab/emacs
Aug 2018 - Dec 2022
Contributions:130 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
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