Xavier Fischer
Principal Software Engineer at EDB
Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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SeniorXavier Fischer is a Principal Software Engineer with 12+ years of experience specializing in .NET and Microsoft technologies, currently focused at EnterpriseDB. He brings deep expertise in Geographic Information Systems on the MS stack, having led GIS and trip-planning efforts and contributed to the popular GeoJSON.Net library to improve serialization and .NET Standard support. A pragmatic technical leader, he has built full-stack geospatial solutions—from SQL Server Spatial and vector tiles to Silverlight/WPF/Leaflet map components—while mentoring teams and driving UX-focused engineering. Known for strong troubleshooting and communication skills, he balances hands-on coding with architectural guidance across enterprise and startup contexts. Outside core work he’s a creative coder in OpenFrameworks and Unity, signaling curiosity that often fuels novel approaches to spatial problems. Based in Aix-en-Provence, he blends rigorous Microsoft-stack craftsmanship with a track record of shipping robust, user-centered geospatial systems.
12 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
English, Spanish, French
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Github Skills (13)
csharp10
geojson10
dotnet-core10
json-serialization10
netframework10
unit-testing9
sql-server6
gis6
shapefile6
sql6
bing-maps6
elevation6
geospatial6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
GeoJSON-Net/GeoJSON.Net
Dec 2014 - Jun 2020
.Net library for GeoJSON types & corresponding Json.Net (de)serializers
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 releases, 4 reviews, 16 commits in 5 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Xavier primarily contributed to the GeoJSON.Net library, developing features and improving existing functionality. They implemented a new constructor for Feature objects, allowing property mapping from other classes. Further contributions included refining existing functionality such as coordinate validation and adjusting assembly versions. They also added support for more .Net Standard versions and resolved a serialization issue.
net-libraryserializersgeojson-typesjson-netjson
dem-net/SketchFabApi.Net
Feb 2020 - Aug 2022
SketchFab exporter for DEM.Net
Contributions:2 releases, 39 commits, 2 PRs in 2 years 6 months
exportersketchfabmodelsketchappsketchfab-exporter
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