Ellet

Ellet

Software engineer | Flutter Developer & Open Source Contributor

Software engineer focused on creating well-executed software. Prefer delivering fewer but well-developed features (clean, documented, readable, maintainable, and tested code) over a larger number of less polished ones. Experienced in developing and maintaining Flutter applications, libraries, and open-source projects.

Skills

Programming Languages

Dart, Kotlin, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Swift.

Frameworks & Platforms

  • Flutter.
  • Kotlin Multiplatform, Compose Multiplatform.
  • Android: Jetpack Compose, XML.
  • Web
    • backend: Ktor, Dart Shelf, Node.js, Express.js.
    • frontend: Kobweb, React.

Software Architecture

  • Software API design and evolution with a focus on clarity, consistency, and backward compatibility.
  • Refactoring complex or confusing implementations while preserving existing behavior.
  • Designing modular, maintainable, and testable software with clear separation of concerns.

Testing & Quality Assurance

Unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.

Cloud Services

Firebase: Authentication, Firestore, Cloud Functions, and Storage.

Experience

Flutter Quill Maintainer | Sep 2023 – Jul 2025

A rich text editor for Flutter using the same JSON document format as QuillJS, supporting mobile, desktop, and web platforms.

2.9k GitHub stars · 247K+ downloads · Used in a 5-hour freeCodeCamp course

  • Enhanced image save functionality with tests, ensuring robust and reliable behavior: #2403, quill-native-bridge#9.
  • Developed quill_native_bridge, a Flutter plugin for Flutter Quill to access platform-specific functionalities.
  • Resolved common build failures and introduced native clipboard functionality for rich text paste support, eliminating the need for Rust installation (#2230, initial commit, #2322).
  • Addressed critical bugs by reverting unstable features to maintain project stability and ensure a smooth user and developer experience (#2413).
  • Published the v11 pre-release, delivering major improvements and resolving common issues without introducing new features (#2338).
    Added migration guide.
  • Added Flutter/WASM support (#2293).
  • Conducted PR reviews to maintain code quality and support community contributors (#2415).
  • Fixed bugs to improve stability and correctness (e.g., #2522, #2279).
  • Refactored confusing logic with full backward compatibility and added tests to ensure reliability (example #2525).
  • Filed bug issues with steps to reproduce (e.g., Back Button issue, macOS missing keyboard actions).
  • Filed feature requests with details (e.g., Spell Checking, Replacing an unmaintained dependency).
  • Removed a dependency that might cause issues with YouTube's terms of service (#2286).
  • Contribution history: All PRs | Commits.

Open Source Contributions

Flutter

  • Implemented native image picking support for macOS as part of a broader effort to extend the image_picker plugin to desktop platforms. Submitted PR #8079 with full implementation, tests, and documentation.
    • The PR was closed due to project priorities, but the work was recognized and maintainers encouraged publishing it as a standalone package.
  • Submitted a detailed issue report with reproduction steps, investigation, and supporting evidence. Report acknowledged by a Flutter maintainer as detailed and reproducible.

flutter_secure_storage | Flutter package

  • Developed flutter_secure_storage_linux_secret_service, a pure-Dart Linux implementation that communicates directly with the standard Secret Service API over D-Bus.
    • Maintains interoperability with existing secrets without requiring code changes to consuming apps or packages.
    • Removes the need for Flutter method channels, C++/GObject, and native system libraries (libsecret, libjsoncpp), reducing integration complexity.
    • Developed freedesktop_secret, a decoupled Dart client for the Secret Service API used by this package. This lower-level package can be used independently of flutter_secure_storage (example). More details in this GitHub discussion.
    • Originally developed as a complete rewrite of flutter_secure_storage_linux in #1182. The PR was not merged (reason), but the implementation was recognized by the maintainer as "pretty solid".
    • The package was referenced in the flutter_secure_storage README under the "Alternative implementations" section.
    • Identified and reported a historical upstream bug in the Linux implementation in #1181.
  • Developed flutter_secure_storage_linux_portal: a pure-Dart Linux implementation that uses the Secret Portal API to obtain a master secret and encrypts the secrets in a local file. Suitable for sandboxed environments (Flatpak/Snap).
    • Developed xdg_secret_portal_store, a decoupled Dart helper library used by this package. This lower-level package can be used independently of flutter_secure_storage (example).
    • The package was referenced in the flutter_secure_storage README under the "Alternative implementations" section.
  • Improved the original Linux README documentation: #1275 and #1141.

Firebase

Flutter BLoC

Serverpod | Flutter framework

http | Dart package

  • Updated the OkHttp integration to support the latest Flutter, Kotlin, package:jni, Gradle, and AGP versions, and fixed release-build crashes: #1943 and #1973.

macos_ui | Flutter package

postgres | Dart package

  • Documented the Session abstraction and Pool convenience methods, clarifying their relationship and underlying connection behavior: #460.

Kobweb | Kotlin web framework

Listed in the Kobweb Guest Contributors.

Ktor

  • Updated Ktor Documentation to rewrite the ProGuard example, explaining how to minimize Ktor server applications: #481.

Epic Fight

Epic Fight is a major Minecraft Java game modification with over 29 million downloads.

ATLauncher

  • Added the quick play feature to join a Minecraft server, world, and realm on game launch (#893).

Projects

Dart Packages | pub.dev publisher

A collection of published Dart and Flutter packages, including:

Developed with a focus on clean APIs, interoperability, documentation, testing, and maintainability.

Native macOS Flutter Image Picker

A native macOS implementation of image_picker, using the native image picker instead of the open file dialog.

Originally submitted to the Flutter ecosystem
(pull request), later split into a community package.

Kraft Launcher

An open-source Minecraft Java launcher focused on instance isolation, seamless sharing, and mod management.

Developed with a strong focus on maintainability, testability, and clean architecture,
backed by a documented app structure
and a comprehensive test suite for core features.

Quill Native Bridge

A Flutter plugin for Flutter Quill to access platform-specific APIs.

Side Projects

Gym App

An application for gym members. Uses Kobweb, Ktor, and Flutter.

Kraft Sync

A JVM application/script that automates mod/resource pack/server sync upon game launch.
Includes an admin utility app for management.
Written in Kotlin/JVM and optimized with ProGuard.

Alrayada Web

A landing page for a medical company using Kobweb.

Firebase App Check for Ktor Server

A Ktor server plugin to support Firebase App Check.

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