Benjamin Olayinka
Co-Founder at Freelance Self-Employed
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolBenjamin Olayinka is a Berlin-based engineer and founder with eight years of experience building microcontroller and FPGA-based autonomous systems and a strong background in computer engineering and physics. As Head of Technical Content at The Things Industries he turned embedded expertise into clear, usable documentation for The Things Stack, improving navigation, search and glossary for a prominent open-source LoRaWAN server. He co-founded multiple cultural and creative ventures—blending technical design, event production and community building—which reflects a rare mix of hands-on engineering, storytelling and public-facing leadership. Fluent in Python, C, LISP and embedded toolchains like FreeRTOS, Benjamin pairs low-level systems work with technical writing and developer relations to make complex systems approachable. A former Division I athlete who briefly went pro, he brings resilience learned from failure to fast iteration and collaborative product development.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Engineering, Master's degree, Computer Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Technische Universität BerlinBachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Northern Arizona University
English, German, French
Github Skills (6)
html10
documentation10
hugo9
glossary8
markdown7
markdown-it7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
TheThingsNetwork/lorawan-stack
Apr 2020 - Jun 2022
The Things Stack, an Open Source LoRaWAN Network Server
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:40 reviews, 157 commits, 123 PRs in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Benjamin primarily contributed to the documentation of the project, focusing on restructuring existing documentation and adding new elements. Their commits involved modifications to various documentation files, including HTML shortcodes, partials, and theme layouts, indicating an effort to improve the presentation and organization of the documentation. The user also added new features like a glossary and search functionality, as well as modifying the navigation structure to improve user experience. Overall, the user was focused on enhancing the readability, usability, and searchability of the project's documentation.
ttnloranetwork-serverlorawaniot
benolayinka/spati-party
Apr 2019 - Jun 2022
Contributions:56 pushes, 4 branches in 3 years 2 months
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