Hendrik Appel
Lead Software Engineer at Altair
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolHendrik Appel is a Senior Software Development Engineer based in the UK with 14 years of industry experience and an MEng in Computer Science from the University of Southampton. He brings deep Java expertise honed since A-levels and across roles at FactSet, World Programming and now Altair, complemented by practical experience in Python, C#, JavaScript and Clojure. Early work as an intern at Snowflake Software exposed him to geospatial and aviation data visualization using NASA’s World Wind, WFS services, Hibernate and OpenLayers—an unusual blend of mapping, backend persistence and frontend demos. Known for steadily advancing through product-focused engineering roles, he combines strong systems-level thinking with hands-on implementation across full-stack and data-rich domains.
14 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (MEng), Computer Science, Master of Engineering (MEng), Computer Science at University of SouthamptonA Levels:
Mathematics (A*)
Physics (A)
Chemistry (A*)
Computing (A*)
AS levels:
Further Mathematics (A), A Levels:
Mathematics (A*)
Physics (A)
Chemistry (A*)
Computing (A*)
AS levels:
Further Mathematics (A) at Ranelagh School
English, Afrikaans, German
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Github Skills (48)
kubernetes10
filesystem10
javascript10
python10
fuse10
mqtt10
blob-storage10
internet-of-things10
distributed-systems10
object-storage10
asyncio10
iot10
http-client10
posix10
nodejs10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
hencoappel/core
Jan 2021 - Nov 2025
WE ARE ON HOLIDAY. REVIEWS WILL TAKE A WHILE. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! ✨ :house_with_garden: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first
Contributions:17 pushes, 4 branches in 4 years 11 months
raspberry-pihouseprivacy-firstprivacygarden
hencoappel/advent_code
Dec 2018 - Dec 2024
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 1 month
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