Oliver Thylmann
Co-Founder Head Of Relationships
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolOliver Thylmann is a seasoned technology entrepreneur and relationship-focused leader, co-founder and Head of Relationships at Giant Swarm, helping teams scale by simplifying Kubernetes and microservices infrastructure. With 13 years in the field, he’s steered multiple ventures as founding partner or CTO/MD, including Catalyst Zero GmbH, Adcloud, Ormigo, and DMT Holding. He holds an MBA and has a background in physics, blending strategic thinking with technical depth to simplify complexity and accelerate growth. In addition to Giant Swarm, he co-hosts Die Crypto Nerd Show, sharing insights on crypto, startups, and entrepreneurship. Based in Cologne, Germany, he connects people and ideas across tech and business to build faster, smarter, and more secure scale.
13 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Deutsche Schule BrüsselOpen University Business Schoolnone, none at RWTH Aachen
English, German, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (29)
giant-swarm9
swarm9
cluster-api9
documentation8
helm8
kubernetes8
dashboard4
monitoring4
cloud-init4
init4
transparency4
prometheus3
grafana3
vmware2
azure2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
giantswarm/giantswarm-wordpress-mysql
Jan 2015 - Jan 2015
Contributions:2 PRs, 1 push, 2 branches in 1 day
giantswarm/podcast
Feb 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:30 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year 1 month
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