Daniel Rolf
Maps At Meta at Own Company
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Rolf is a seasoned technology leader and software engineer with 14 years of professional experience and a deep academic foundation including a Diplom with distinction and a Dr. rer. nat. in Computer Science from Humboldt University of Berlin. Currently working on Maps at Meta, he brings long-standing expertise in location-based services from senior roles at NAVTEQ and as an XR Maps specialist, blending research-driven rigor with product-focused engineering. He has run his own consultancy and companies since the late 1990s, demonstrating entrepreneurial grit and full-stack delivery across startups and large enterprises. Known for inventing and architecting core mapping technologies, he moves comfortably between core systems, spatial analytics, and emerging XR mapping experiences. Based in Berlin, he pairs hands-on coding and system architecture with leadership in cross-functional teams. An inventor and former Technical Fellow at HERE Technologies, he combines academic depth with pragmatic impact on global map platforms.
14 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Vordiplom (Intermediate University Diploma, comparable to BSc), Physics, Vordiplom (Intermediate University Diploma, comparable to BSc), Physics at Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinVordiplom (Intermediate University Diploma, comparable to BSc), Computer Science, Vordiplom (Intermediate University Diploma, comparable to BSc), Computer Science at Humboldt University of Berlin
German, English
Github Skills (200)
traveling-salesman10
dijkstra10
code-generation10
unix10
dvb-t10
instagram-api10
skia10
html10
json-api10
commonjs10
nodejs10
css10
material-design10
frontend10
tiled10
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
derolf/transcoder
May 2014 - Apr 2018
MEDIA TRANSCODER / MEDIA LIBRARY / MEDIA FRONTEND
Contributions:2 commits, 1 PR, 27 pushes in 4 years
frontendmedia-library
derolf/flutter_noob
Apr 2021 - Sep 2022
A few handy Flutter tools, dead simple `UriRouter` for `Uri`-based navigator or `BuildTracker` to track widget rebuilds and what caused them to rebuild.
Contributions:12 commits, 1 PR, 20 pushes in 1 year 4 months
flutterperformancehooksroutingprovider
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