Björn Brauer
Greater Hamburg Area Germany
Summary
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RockstarBjörn Brauer is a freelance software engineer with 12 years' experience specializing in JavaScript across client and server sides, focused on making the web more fun and usable. Based in the Greater Hamburg Area, he has held senior engineering and consulting roles at XING and HiSolutions and now contributes to diverse projects from tooling to embedded targets. His open-source work spans front-end tooling (react-docgen), developer experience (nektos/act), mobile iOS automation for React Native, and surprisingly low-level contributions to TinyGo’s runtime—bridging JavaScript, DevOps, mobile, and systems-level challenges. Known for pragmatic automation and tightening integrations (Xcode scripting, Docker/GitHub Actions), he brings both hands-on coding and practical engineering hygiene to complex projects.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
German, English
Github Skills (36)
javascript10
docker10
ios10
github-ci10
react-native10
runtimes10
run-time10
os-development10
microcontroller10
containerization10
integrations10
dockers10
cicd10
xcode10
runtime-compilation10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
nektos/act
May 2021 - Jan 2023
Run your GitHub Actions locally 🚀
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & Automation Engineer
DevOps Engineer & Automation EngineerContributions:128 reviews, 17 commits, 29 PRs in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Björn contributed significantly to improving the functionality and robustness of the `nektos/act` project. Their work focused on expanding GitHub Enterprise support by adding features to specify custom GitHub instances and enabling authentication for cloning actions from private repositories. Furthermore, the user addressed race conditions and improved Docker authentication processes, which directly enhanced the reliability and usability of the project's core functionality. The user's contributions included adding support for building docker actions with private registries, and ensuring that network mode defaults to "host."
golangdevopslocallygoci
transistorsoft/react-native-background-fetch
Feb 2017 - May 2017
Periodic callbacks in the background for both IOS and Android
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (iOS)
Mobile Developer (iOS)Contributions:7 commits, 1 PR, 12 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Björn primarily focused on automating the installation and configuration of the React Native background-fetch library for iOS projects. Their commits involve modifying Xcode project files to add framework dependencies, extend the AppDelegate, and configure background modes within the Info.plist. The user also implemented scripts to automate manual installation steps, ensuring proper integration with React Native projects, and preventing issues that can arise during updates.
callbacksandroidperiodiciosbackground
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