Tommi Komulainen
Principal Software Engineer at Scout Exchange
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolTommi Komulainen is a Principal Software Engineer based in Amsterdam with 25 years of experience building user-facing applications and developer tools for Unix-like systems. An open-source hacker and GNOME/gtk+ veteran, he has driven UI and platform work at Nokia (Maemo/MeeGo) and contributed to projects like the Galeon browser and the popular Spacemacs distribution. At Scout Exchange he combines deep C/C++ and Python expertise with practical usability sensibilities to deliver polished native and web experiences. He’s comfortable across languages (JavaScript, R) and layers, from performance-sensitive toolkit work to editor configuration and workflow automation. Known for promoting transparent, community-driven development, he often bridges internal product priorities with public open-source ecosystems. His career blends hands-on coding, architecture, and advocacy for better developer and end-user ergonomics.
25 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Computer Science, Master, Computer Science at Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan
Finnish, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (22)
git10
configuration-management10
emacs10
configuration-file10
configurations10
keybindings10
flask10
markdown9
elm9
python9
markdown-it9
typescripts8
typescript-types8
typescript8
json7
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
syl20bnr/spacemacs
Jun 2015 - Jul 2020
A community-driven Emacs distribution - The best editor is neither Emacs nor Vim, it's Emacs *and* Vim!
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:10 reviews, 24 commits, 16 PRs in 5 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Tommi primarily contributed to the Spacemacs configuration, focusing on enhancing user experience and functionality. They added keybindings for various modes and actions, including git, markdown, elm, and restclient, streamlining workflow. The user also addressed bug fixes and made adjustments for different operating systems, such as macOS. Furthermore, they updated package configurations, including restclient to include autocompletion.
configurationvimspacemacsemacsemacs-lsp
tko/spacemacs
Jun 2015 - Jul 2020
Emacs advanced Kit focused on Evil: The best editor is neither Emacs nor Vim, it's Emacs *and* Vim!
Contributions:44 pushes, 26 branches, 8 tags in 5 years 2 months
emacsfocusedvim
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