Wadim Kopp is a Principal Software Developer based in the Cologne–Bonn region with over six years of formal experience and a long career in engineering and project leadership dating back to the early 2000s. He currently leads development at ModuleWorks, bringing a mix of hands-on full-stack skills and architectural judgment to product delivery. Wadim contributes to open source—most notably improving the Flarum forum framework with front-end UX fixes, mobile improvements, and backend API and lifecycle bug fixes—demonstrating attention to both user-facing polish and robust data flows. His background blends commercial project management and embedded/industrial software experience from prior roles, complemented by a Computer Science diploma from Novosibirsk State University. Colleagues would describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who quietly improves reliability and usability across the stack.
6 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
University Diploma, Computer Science, University Diploma, Computer Science at Novosibirsk State University (NSU)
Simple forum software for building great communities.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:28 reviews, 47 commits, 27 PRs in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Wadim primarily focused on bug fixes and enhancements to the Flarum framework. Their contributions included fixing frontend issues related to modal behavior, discussion list functionality, and post stream rendering. They also addressed backend concerns, such as correcting the posts API and adjusting discussion unread counts. Furthermore, the user improved the mobile user experience and addressed critical issues related to the application lifecycle.
Simple forum software for building great communities.
Contributions:2 PRs, 55 pushes, 38 branches in 1 year 1 month
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Wadim Kopp - Principal Software Developer at ModuleWorks