Benjamin Nothdurft
Awarded International Keynote Speaker & Branch Manager Erfurt And Leipzig
Jena, Thuringia, Germany
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Top SchoolBenjamin Nothdurft is an experienced software craftsman and community-builder with 13+ years driving Java, microservices and cloud-native initiatives across enterprise and conference ecosystems. As an awarded international keynote speaker and branch manager at codecentric, he has founded and scaled multiple user groups and conferences—running thousands-attendee events like JavaLand and creating 1000-participant company conferences—while growing teams and delivering large client projects including virtual event platforms. He blends hands-on engineering (Java, Spring, Docker, Kubernetes) with transformational leadership and C-level workshops, mentoring students and teaching at multiple universities. A prolific organizer, Benjamin runs the largest Software Craftsmanship and Java communities in Thuringia and averages 20+ talks and 20+ events annually, demonstrating rare stamina for both technical depth and grassroots community impact. Notably, he’s a five-time Oracle Groundbreaker awardee and a board member of prominent Java publications and conferences, combining industry recognition with sustained open community influence.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science with Award Business Information Systems, Bachelor of Science with Award Business Information Systems at Hochschule Neu-UlmBachelor of Science with Award Business Information Systems, Bachelor of Science with Award Business Information Systems at Technische Hochschule UlmGeneral Qualification for University Entrance (Allg. Hochschulreife), General Qualification for University Entrance (Allg. Hochschulreife) at Max-Born-Gymnasium BacknangIn Cooperation with Fraunhofer Society Technology Management, In Cooperation with Fraunhofer Society Technology Management at University of Stuttgart
English, German
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Github Skills (41)
api-documentation10
api10
textile9
gradle-plugin8
static-html8
react7
jekyll6
docker6
ruby6
docker-image6
craftcms5
der5
jena4
markdown4
htaccess4
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
dataduke/mac-taskpaper
Apr 2013 - Dec 2014
TaskPaper for Mac - Themes and Settings
Contributions:75 commits in 1 year 8 months
themessettings
dataduke/xlt-testsuite-documentation
Jan 2015 - Feb 2015
Contributions:1 PR, 262 pushes, 7 branches in 1 month
testingdocker
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