David Lichteblau
Senior Software Engineer at Zalando SE
Helsinki, Finland
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RockstarDavid Lichteblau is a Senior Software Engineer based in Helsinki with 21 years of experience building resilient back-end systems and compilers. Currently at Zalando, he has progressed from software engineer to senior roles, bringing deep systems-level expertise and a pragmatic approach to large-scale engineering problems. A long-time contributor to the Steel Bank Common Lisp (SBCL) compiler, he has hands-on experience with compiler internals, platform compatibility and build robustness—skills that surface in hard-to-diagnose, cross-platform issues. His career spans startups and industrial automation to analytics, reflecting an ability to adapt language- and system-level knowledge to product needs. Known for tackling low-level complexity, he combines steady delivery with a curiosity for niche technical challenges that improve long-term maintainability.
22 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
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Github Skills (18)
system-programming10
compiler-design10
common-lisp10
git9
lisp9
rebase9
cross-platform8
build-automation8
windows8
windows-xp8
multiplatform8
xml6
return-value6
clojure6
git-rebase6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
sbcl/sbcl
Apr 2011 - Nov 2013
Mirror of Steel Bank Common Lisp (SBCL)'s official repository
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:110 commits, 1 PR, 2632 pushes in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:David primarily contributed to the Steel Bank Common Lisp (SBCL) compiler project. Their work focused on improving the compiler's functionality and robustness, including adding new toplevel options, optimizing existing code, and fixing build issues. They also addressed platform-specific compatibility issues, specifically related to running SBCL on recent versions of Wine and making the build process more robust. Their contributions involved modifying core compiler files and tests, demonstrating a strong understanding of compiler internals and system-level programming.
common-lispsbclcompiler
woudshoo/cl-nxt
Jun 2012 - Apr 2014
Contributions:23 commits in 1 year 10 months
nxtcommunicatelegobluetoothlego-nxt
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