Magnus Manske
Principal Scientific Software Engineer at Wellcome Sanger Institute
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolMagnus Manske is a Principal Scientific Software Engineer with 22 years of experience applying computational methods to high-throughput genomics and large-scale scientific data. Based at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, he leads informatics design and implementation, balancing people management with hands-on algorithm and pipeline development for collaborative research projects. Trained as a biochemist (PhD) with a long-standing background in biology, he translates wet-lab questions into robust, reproducible analysis and data-release pipelines. His career blends deep domain knowledge with production-grade software engineering, ensuring datasets are both scientifically rigorous and computationally tractable. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic solutions that bridge research needs and scalable infrastructure, and he often contributes behind the scenes to tools that streamline genomic data workflows.
23 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Vordiplom, Biology, Vordiplom, Biology at Universität zu KölnDiploma, Biology, Diploma, Biology at University of CologneAbitur, Abitur at Hölderlin Gymnasium, Köln
English, German, Greek, French
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Github Skills (157)
mediawiki10
wikibase10
rust-api10
javascript10
mediawiki-api10
wikidata10
webdav10
evernote10
electron10
onedrive10
android10
dropbox10
nodejs10
obsidian10
react-native10
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
magnusmanske/auth2wd
Jan 2023 - Jun 2026
Convert data from Authority Control sites into a Wikidata item structure
Contributions:2 PRs, 145 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 5 months
wikidata
magnusmanske/gentle_rs
Aug 2023 - Oct 2025
Rewrite of GENtle in Rust
Contributions:11 PRs, 75 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 2 months
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