Xavier Bonaventura
Software Technical Lead at BMW Group
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolXavier Bonaventura is a software technical lead with 11 years of experience specializing in C++ across real-time rendering and embedded systems, currently leading a BMW team building software for next-generation autonomous driving. He combines hands-on engineering—contributing to projects like Bazel to harden C++ build behavior—with standards-level influence as BMW’s representative at the ISO C++ and MISRA C++ committees. His background includes a PhD in computer science and research in viewpoint selection and information theory, which informs a methodical, data-driven approach to complex system design. Xavier enjoys mentoring and getting the best out of people, pairing technical depth with a talent for coaching teams toward pragmatic, safety-critical solutions. Based in Munich, he also brings practical multi-tool fluency across Bazel and Python to streamline build and automation challenges.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma in Computer Software, Computer Programming, Diploma in Computer Software, Computer Programming at Universitat de Girona
Catalan, Spanish, English, German
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Github Skills (9)
build-system10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
bazel10
starlark9
javas8
java8
git7
googletest6
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
bazelbuild/bazel
Mar 2020 - Jan 2023
a fast, scalable, multi-language and extensible build system
Role in this project:
Back-end & Build System Engineer
Back-end & Build System EngineerContributions:11 reviews, 23 commits, 40 PRs in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Xavier contributed to the Bazel build system by addressing issues related to C++ header file handling, improving instrumentation filter logic, and updating build configuration files. They also made adjustments to Bazel's documentation and build dependency files to clarify usage and dependencies for users. Further contributions involved enhancing the git repository functionality and modifying configurations to manage globs effectively. These changes enhance build system robustness, clarify configuration and user understanding of the system.
scalablecorrectbazelmulti-languagebuild-system
limdor/p2p-lending
Dec 2020 - Feb 2022
Contributions:50 reviews, 116 commits, 41 PRs in 1 year 1 month
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