Georg Ehrke
Frontend Software Engineer at Apple
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolGeorg Ehrke is a Frontend Software Engineer based in London with 14 years of experience building user-focused web applications across startups and large tech firms, currently at Apple. He moves comfortably across front-end and back-end boundaries, with a history of shipping UI improvements and server-side fixes in high-profile open-source projects like ownCloud and Nextcloud. Georg has contributed both code and documentation—improving preview functionality, calendars, and contact UX while also tightening developer guides—showing an uncommon blend of engineering and technical writing. His recent roles at Miro, Meta and Just Eat Takeaway.com reflect experience operating at scale and in cross-functional product teams. Colleagues benefit from his attention to edge cases (e.g., etag-conflict fixes and DateTimeImmutable handling) and his habit of resolving subtle UI and synchronization bugs. He pairs an MS in Computer Science with a pragmatic, long-term commitment to open-source ecosystems and reliable product-facing features.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Universität Rostock
German, English
Github Skills (35)
debug10
filesystem10
javascript10
restructuredtext10
caldav10
sphinx10
manpage10
user-manual10
configuration-management10
rs10
scheduling10
php10
vue10
configuration-file10
configurations10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
owncloud/core
Aug 2011 - Jul 2016
:cloud: ownCloud web server core (Files, DAV, etc.)
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1189 commits, 34 PRs, 56 pushes in 4 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Georg contributed to the core functionality of the ownCloud web server, including file handling, previews, and user interface elements. They implemented preview functionality, added routes, and made code changes related to file uploading and deletion, primarily interacting with PHP and JavaScript. Additionally, the user focused on fixing issues within the trash bin and versioning features of the ownCloud system.
owncloudweb-serverjstreeself-hostingjavascript
owncloud-archive/apps
Feb 2013 - Jul 2014
Repo for ownCloud apps. Code here is work in progress and not intended for endusers
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:68 commits, 12 comments in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Georg primarily focused on bug fixes and minor feature enhancements within the ownCloud calendar and related applications. Their work involved modifications to the calendar's JavaScript, CSS, and PHP files, addressing issues related to timezones, settings icons, and display logic. They also contributed to the external app integration and first-run wizard. Furthermore, the user fixed several issues in the sharing functionalities of the calendar application.
in-progressowncloudwork-in-progress
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