Aaron Klaaßen
Head Of API at Unsplash
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolAaron Klaaßen is a seasoned API and Rails leader with 12 years of experience designing and operating production web services, currently heading the API team at Unsplash. He has deep Ruby on Rails expertise built across roles from enterprise application maintenance to consumer-facing booking sites and image-platform APIs. Based in Ottawa, he combines hands-on development with long-term platform stewardship, owning both feature delivery and the stability of high-traffic endpoints. His background includes senior engineering work at Thorkelson Consulting and full-stack development at Priceline Partner Network, reflecting fluency in legacy systems and modern web architecture. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he focuses on scalable, maintainable APIs that support rapid product iteration. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Manitoba and brings a steady mix of craftsmanship and operational rigor to developer-facing platforms.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Science at University of Manitoba
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Github Skills (53)
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
unsplash/sidekiq-monitor
Dec 2015 - Jun 2020
⚡️ Standalone sidekiq/web.
Contributions:2 PRs, 4 pushes, 4 branches in 4 years 6 months
sidekiqdashboard
winnitron/winnitron_network
Jun 2016 - Oct 2021
The Winnitron Network (for real this time).
Contributions:633 commits, 150 PRs, 317 pushes in 5 years 4 months
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