Hi, I'm Clemens

I'm a senior software engineer at Microsoft in New York City (ex-Amazon). I work on diverse cutting-edge projects with partners and develop open source solutions. I'm also the lead engineer of Ascoderu, a tech-for-good non-profit.

Software development

I've worked on all levels of the stack, from frontend (React, TypeScript) to backend (Node, Python, Java, Scala, C#) to devops (Bash, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure) to machine learning (Scikit-Learn, Spark).

I've led teams, designed system architectures, mentored junior engineers and shipped a whole lot of code.

You can find out more about my professional background on LinkedIn and you can view some of my code on Github.

Technical writing & public speaking

I've published several articles, including:

• Using the ambassador pattern for reliable pipes-and-filters text processing
• Using Otsu’s method to generate data for training of deep learning image segmentation models
• Leveraging microservices for relationship-based text exploration
• Continuous Delivery for Service Fabric via Github, Travis CI and Docker Compose
• Deploying a Linux Python web application to Service Fabric via Docker Compose
• Comparing Image-Classification Systems: Custom Vision Service vs. Inception
• Permissively-Licensed Named Entity Recognition on the JVM
• Building a Custom Spark Connector for Near Real-Time Speech-to-Text Transcription
• Learning to Interpret and Describe Abstract Scenes

• How Ascoderu bridges the digital divide with open technologies at Podcast.__init__
• Comparing setup cost and performance of Python web frameworks at Code & Coffee Vancouver

Miscellanea

I read and review software-related books. I also make craft cocktails.

I love exploring new places and have lived in Togo, Mali, Zambia, South Africa, Germany, Scotland, Ireland, Canada and the United States.

I'm married to the amazing Laura Barluzzi.