Xavier Besson
Professional Services Senior Software Engineer at Qt Group
Paris, Ile-de-France
Summary
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Top SchoolXavier Besson is a seasoned C++/Qt senior software engineer with a decade of experience building cross-platform HMIs, embedded systems, and data-collection tools from Paris. Currently at The Qt Company’s Professional Services, he combines deep Qt/QML expertise with practical Linux and CMake know-how to deliver robust editor and UX improvements—his open-source contributions to the popular Qt Creator IDE notably enhance QML/JS formatting, navigation, and tooling. Comfortable across front-end UX, backend services, and embedded stacks, he has shipped products for Windows, Android and Linux in industries from streaming to public transport ticketing. A polyglot learner and former electronics intern, he blends pragmatic engineering with a curiosity for music, travel and hardware that helps him bridge software, systems and user experience.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Baccalauréat Scientifique, Sciences de l'Ingénieur, Mention Très Bien, Baccalauréat Scientifique, Sciences de l'Ingénieur, Mention Très Bien at Lycée de l'EssouriauUniversité Paris-Saclay, School of Engineering: Master of Engineering, Electronics, Energy & Embedded Systems, Université Paris-Saclay, School of Engineering: Master of Engineering, Electronics, Energy & Embedded Systems at Polytech Paris-Saclay
Japanese, French, English, German, Spanish
Github Skills (9)
qml10
ide10
javascript10
c-language10
develop10
cprogramming-language10
qt10
code-formatting10
cmake9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
qt-creator/qt-creator
Apr 2022 - Dec 2022
A cross-platform Qt IDE
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:8 commits in 8 months
Contributions summary:Xavier's commits primarily focus on enhancing the Qt Creator IDE's QML/JS editing capabilities. Their contributions involve adding parameters to the QML/JS formatter, adding widget and settings for editing, and enabling functionality for auto-formatting on save. Additional work includes replacing the QML Profiler's close button with a collapse button, and enabling the "Follow Symbol" feature for navigating to C++ code, resource paths, and HTTP URLs within the editor. Further commits addressed beautifying CMake files.
idecross-platformqt5
xavi-b/home
Mar 2019 - Jan 2023
Contributions:48 commits, 57 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 10 months
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