Eyk Rehbein is a hands-on software engineer and startup co-founder with nine years of experience building scalable backend systems and leading AI engineering. Based in Karlsruhe, he co-founded Superscale AI and previously advanced product engineering at Sonic after a practical dual-study stint at Deutsche Telekom. He contributes open-source tooling like strest, a CI-ready YAML-configured REST API test runner, demonstrating a knack for developer ergonomics and reliable automation. Comfortable across the stack, Eyk combines CLI and backend implementation experience with practical integrations such as YAML parsing, auth handling, and curl-compatible outputs. His background blends academic computer science training with real-world product delivery, and he brings a founder’s focus on shipping pragmatic, testable systems.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
German Abitur, German Abitur at Zeppelin-Gymnasium Lüdenscheid
Computer Science, Computer Science at Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
⚡️ CI-ready tests for REST APIs configured in YAML
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:1 release, 150 commits, 60 PRs in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Eyk's primary contribution focused on building the core functionality for a REST API testing tool. They implemented the main command-line interface, file system interaction to locate test files, and YAML parsing to convert test configurations into a usable format. Further, they added response validation and implemented core request functions, including features for variables, and basic authentication, and implemented curl output.
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Eyk Rehbein - Co-Founder & Engineering at Superscale AI