Urs Joss
Kotlin Java Developer at Optravis LLC
Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland
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Top SchoolUrs Joss is a seasoned Kotlin and Java developer based in Basel with 11 years of focused industry experience and a long history in software consulting and leadership. He currently builds maintainable, adaptable backend systems at Optravis and previously led software development at Calltrade Carrier Services for 15 years, combining hands-on coding with team stewardship. Urs contributes to open-source, notably improving Apache Wicket Bootstrap components by fixing statefulness and timing issues, adding tests and new features—evidence of attention to robustness and integration with legacy frameworks. Trained originally in environmental sciences at ETH Zürich, he brings an analytical, systems-thinking approach to software design that favors pragmatic solutions for users and long-term maintainability. Colleagues describe him as passionate about collaborating with experienced teams to deliver practical software that can evolve with changing requirements.
10 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Matura Typ. C, Matura Typ. C at Kantonsschule ChurMaster Environmental Sciences (MSc. ETH Umwelt-Natw.), Environmental Sciences, Master, Master Environmental Sciences (MSc. ETH Umwelt-Natw.), Environmental Sciences, Master at ETH Zürich
Github Skills (9)
javas10
bootstra10
bootstrap10
wicket10
java10
testing9
javascript8
css7
html7
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
martin-g/wicket-bootstrap
Mar 2017 - Jun 2022
Apache Wicket components for Twitter Bootstrap - Wicket-Bootstrap is based on Twitter's toolkit (bootstrap) and the Apache Wicket Framework.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:8 reviews, 66 commits, 58 PRs in 5 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Urs primarily addressed bug fixes and made enhancements to the Wicket-Bootstrap components. Contributions included ensuring components were stateless, resolving timing issues with external libraries, and aligning code with Wicket framework updates. Furthermore, the user added test coverage for existing components and incorporated new features.
wicket-frameworkmod-managerapache-wicketjstreeapache
ursjoss/wicket-bootstrap
Jun 2017 - Oct 2019
Apache Wicket components for Twitter Bootstrap - Wicket-Bootstrap is based on Twitter's toolkit (bootstrap) and the Apache Wicket Framework.
Contributions:81 pushes, 65 branches in 2 years 4 months
wicket-frameworkapache-wicketapachetwitterbootstrap
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