U. Bruhin
Lead Software Engineer at LibrePCB
Switzerland
Summary
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RockstarU. Bruhin is a Lead Software Engineer based in Switzerland with 13 years of experience and a strong track record in open-source EDA tooling as the founder and lead developer of LibrePCB. He combines hands-on backend development with a user-centered approach to UI and editor workflows, shipping features that improve PCB layout clarity, grid customization, and dialog usability. Comfortable bridging product and implementation, he focuses on making complex technical tools accessible and intuitive for hobbyists and professionals alike. His work reveals a pragmatic inventiveness: improving developer and user productivity by iterating on small but impactful UX details within a major open-source project.
13 years of coding experience
Github Skills (7)
c-language10
front-end-development10
cprogramming-language10
qt10
ui-design9
interface-design9
user-interface9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
LibrePCB/LibrePCB
Jun 2014 - Jan 2023
A powerful, innovative and intuitive EDA suite for everyone!
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:15 releases, 105 reviews, 2970 commits in 8 years 8 months
Contributions summary:U.'s commits primarily focus on modifying and enhancing the user interface, with the emphasis on improving the display and usability of features within the LibrePCB project. They implemented functionalities to allow users to select and customize the grid properties, designed to make the display of PCB information clearer. Furthermore, they worked on enhancing the functionality of various dialogs within the editor, incorporating new features such as the "apply" button, and improving user navigation.
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LibrePCB/docker-librepcb-cli
May 2019 - Mar 2025
Official Docker image of the LibrePCB CLI
Contributions:11 PRs, 14 pushes, 13 branches in 5 years 11 months
librepcbdocker-imagedockercli
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