Jan Grieb
Senior Development Engineer at Rohde & Schwarz
Bavaria, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolJan Grieb is a Senior Development Engineer with 11 years of experience designing and implementing common base software for test & measurement devices and cloud applications, specializing in license management, cryptography, security, and client-server/web architectures. He blends applied research rigor from a PhD in astronomy—where he led statistical analysis of large galaxy surveys—with hands-on engineering at Rohde & Schwarz, delivering robust, production-ready components. An active contributor to open-source build and packaging ecosystems, he has improved Conan Center recipes and tackled complex build compatibility and OpenSSL integration challenges. Based in Bavaria, he combines systems-level architecture skills with practical automation and testing expertise, ensuring components work across diverse build environments. Outside work he volunteers with Engineers Without Borders and even coordinates shifts at a local food cooperative, reflecting a pragmatic, community-oriented mindset.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Dr. rer. nat., Astronomie und Astrophysik, Dr. rer. nat., Astronomie und Astrophysik at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenErasmus exchange program, Physics, Erasmus exchange program, Physics at University of HelsinkiBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physik, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physik at Georg-August-UniversitätMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Physik, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Physik at The University of Göttingen
German, English, French, Swedish
Github Skills (13)
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
package-management10
openssl10
conan10
dependency-analysis9
automation9
automations9
cmake9
dependency-manager9
dependency-management9
cpp-library9
zlib7
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
conan-io/conan-center-index
Jul 2021 - Nov 2022
Recipes for the ConanCenter repository
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & Automation EngineerContributions:5 reviews, 6 commits, 10 PRs in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Jan primarily contributed to the Conan Center Index by modifying recipes and test packages for the Poco library. Their work involved updating Poco to newer versions, handling dependencies, and incorporating new components like Prometheus. They also addressed compatibility issues and expanded testing, especially around OpenSSL integration, including the "legacy" provider. Furthermore, the user demonstrated a focus on build configuration and ensuring compatibility with different build environments.
dependenciescpprecipespackage-managerconan-recipe
jngrb/nextcloud-openshift
Dec 2019 - Apr 2022
OpenShift Template for Nextcloud
Contributions:72 commits, 4 PRs, 80 pushes in 2 years 4 months
commonskubernetesopenshiftnextcloud
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