Jakob Schrettenbrunner
Lead Software Engineer at Deutsche Telekom
Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolJakob Schrettenbrunner is a Lead Software Engineer with 11 years of experience, currently advancing cloud-native infrastructure on Open Telekom Cloud while completing a master's in computer science. He combines backend and DevOps expertise—demonstrated by notable contributions to Kubernetes Cluster API (improving controller annotation/label propagation and adding Btrfs/ZFS support) and foundational work on the Pterodactyl game server control plane. At Deutsche Telekom he focuses on scalable orchestration and reliability, bringing practical experience from both enterprise and open-source ecosystems. Jakob's work shows a knack for making low-level systems more manageable and observable, from machine lifecycle controllers to IPAM and logging fixes. Based in Bamberg, he pairs formal academic training with hands-on system-building, often contributing quietly to critical infra plumbing that enables larger teams to operate effectively.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Bachelor of Science - BS at Darmstadt University of Applied SciencesAbitur, Abitur at Dientzenhofer Gymnasium Bamberg
French, German, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (36)
kubernetes10
docker10
back-end-development10
apidoc10
laravel-mix10
testing10
css10
laravel10
go-testing10
dockers10
php10
localization10
vuepress10
go10
api10
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
pterodactyl/wings
May 2017 - Jan 2021
The server control plane for Pterodactyl Panel. Written from the ground-up with security, speed, and stability in mind.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 release, 19 reviews, 136 commits in 3 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Jakob was actively involved in the initial development of the Pterodactyl Wings server control plane, focusing on the foundational aspects. They implemented core components, including the environment abstraction layer, logging configuration, and the initial API setup. The contributions demonstrate a focus on structuring the project with clear modules and basic configurations, which are crucial for the stability and maintainability of the control plane. The user also added basic implementations of a docker environment for running the server.
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pterodactyl/panel
Sep 2016 - Jun 2021
Pterodactyl® is a free, open-source game server management panel built with PHP, React, and Go. Designed with security in mind, Pterodactyl runs all game servers in isolated Docker containers while exposing a beautiful and intuitive UI to end users.
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:22 reviews, 148 commits, 59 PRs in 4 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Jakob primarily contributed to the Pterodactyl panel's backend, focusing on language translation, password validation, and fixing API-related issues. Their work included adding German language support by translating validation and base strings. Additionally, the user implemented password reset validation based on defined rules and fixed an error in the build API endpoint. Furthermore, the user refactored code to improve the functionality and maintainability of tasks within the system.
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