Günter Obiltschnig
Founder And Managing Director at POCO C++ Libraries Open Source Project
Carinthia, Austria
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Top SchoolGünter Obiltschnig is a seasoned software engineer and entrepreneur with 19 years building industrial-grade IoT and embedded systems from Austria. He founded and leads macchina.io and Applied Informatics, commercializing an IoT edge SDK, remote management tooling, and the long-established POCO C++ Libraries used by major companies worldwide. Günter combines deep C++ and embedded expertise with JavaScript and systems design to help device manufacturers turn complex EU regulations like the Cyber Resilience Act into practical, secure products rather than compliance burdens. He also teaches embedded and IoT software at FH Kärnten, blending hands-on product development with academic mentorship. A pragmatist who launched POCO in 2004 and grew multiple companies, he’s known for shipping reliable, networked software across automotive, industrial, and telecom domains.
19 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma/MSc, Computer Science, Diploma/MSc, Computer Science at Johannes Kepler Universität LinzComputer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at HTBLVA Villach
German, English
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Github Skills (88)
package-management10
windows10
connectivity10
security10
http-client10
internet10
embedded10
eclipse10
cpp10
javascript10
client-library10
connected10
linux10
redis-client10
iot-framework10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
pocoproject/poco
Jul 2006 - Jan 2023
The POCO C++ Libraries are powerful cross-platform C++ libraries for building network- and internet-based applications that run on desktop, server, mobile, IoT, and embedded systems.
Contributions:24 releases, 20 reviews, 3509 commits in 16 years 9 months
pocoobjectmapperc-plus-pluslogginghttp-server
my-devices/meta-reflector-aws
Sep 2020 - Jun 2022
Contributions:11 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
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