Andreas Ericsson
Backend Dev Sysadmin at Findity
Gothenburg, Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolAndreas Ericsson is a seasoned backend developer and sysadmin with 20 years of experience building low-level systems and operational tooling from Gothenburg, Sweden. Self-taught since age seven, he has a particular knack for C and systems programming—contributions include core refactors in libgit2 and modernizing Op5 Monitor integrations for Nagstamon, and he co-maintained monitoring software used by NASA. At Findity he combines hands-on backend development with infrastructure responsibilities, while also managing personal capital ventures since 2016. Known for rebuilding solutions multiple ways to find the best approach, he brings pragmatic curiosity and deep platform knowledge to reliability and performance challenges.
20 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Telecommunications, Radio and Television, Telecommunications, Radio and Television at Västerhöjdsgymnasiet
Github Skills (20)
git10
python10
apidoc10
back-end-development10
nagios10
c1110
standard-library10
c1710
api10
fileio10
file-processing10
version-control10
file-handling10
c-library10
common-library10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
libgit2/libgit2
Nov 2008 - Apr 2010
A cross-platform, linkable library implementation of Git that you can use in your application.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:36 commits in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Andreas primarily contributed to the low-level implementation details of the libgit2 library. They focused on refactoring and renaming existing functions, improving code organization and readability. Furthermore, they added compiler and platform agnostic thread-local storage and improved the internal file operations API with caching and directory entry walking. The user's work involved modifications to core header files and source files, demonstrating a deep understanding of the project's internal structure and C programming.
version-controlgit-clientlibgit2dvcscross-platform
HenriWahl/Nagstamon
Mar 2014 - Mar 2014
Nagios status monitor for your desktop.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits in 1 day
Contributions summary:Andreas primarily contributed to the server-side logic of the `nagstamon` project, specifically focusing on the `op5Monitor` server integration. Their work involved modifying the API interaction with the Op5 Monitor, including submitting commands, scheduling checks and downtime, and handling timestamps. The user also refactored existing code to use the API instead of deprecated CGI calls, improving overall system functionality.
checkmkmonitorpythonprometheuszabbix
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