Avery Fischer
Software Engineer - Data Platform
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolAvery Fischer is a software engineer specializing in data platforms with 11 years of experience building reliable, cost-efficient systems and internal tooling from Berlin. They’ve led migrations and platform designs that cut costs by over 50% while improving reliability and developer productivity, and scaled ingestion pipelines from thousands to billions of events monthly. Trained in interdisciplinary physics with a CS concentration from the University of Michigan, Avery blends analytical rigor with pragmatic engineering across Python, Kubernetes, Postgres/TimescaleDB, and AWS. They mentor peers, act as a pragmatic product owner for data infrastructure, and have a track record of turning MVPs into production-grade services. An understated strength is their focus on observability and operational automation that keeps large systems both performant and maintainable.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Interdisciplinary Physics with a Concentration in Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Interdisciplinary Physics with a Concentration in Computer Science at University of MichiganHigh School, High School at Grandville High School
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Github Skills (85)
python10
database-management10
embedded10
cpp10
cloud-native10
sql10
ai10
rust10
database10
analytics10
telemetry10
stub10
driver10
sqlalchemy10
dbms10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
biggerfisch/zsh-git-prompt
Apr 2015 - May 2022
Informative git prompt for zsh
Contributions:14 pushes, 8 branches in 7 years 2 months
informativegit-promptzsh-pluginpromptshell
biggerfisch/biggerfisch-vim
May 2015 - Apr 2021
Contributions:39 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 11 months
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