Jan-lukas Else
Software Developer at essendi it Group
Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolJan-Lukas Else is a pragmatic software developer with 11 years of experience specializing in Java backend systems and microservices, currently working at essendi it Group. He has built and modernized mission-critical after-sales and logistics applications for major German automotive clients, using Java (8–21), Payara, Quarkus, Kafka, ksqlDB and cloud-managed databases. A proactive problem-solver, he has led onboarding efforts, acted as deputy lead developer, and holds an AWS Cloud Developer Associate certification. Beyond work he experiments with Go and has open-source contributions to the well-regarded miniflux/v2 feed reader—improving Unicode handling and feed visibility features. He combines steady operational support experience (third-level, 24/7 systems) with a taste for efficient, minimal dependencies and continuous learning.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science in Practical Integration, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science in Practical Integration at Ostfalia - University of Applied SciencesIT specialist for application development, IT specialist for application development at Chamber of Commerce and Industry Braunschweig
German, English
Github Skills (6)
rss10
go10
json9
postgresql8
database7
databases7
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
miniflux/v2
May 2021 - Aug 2021
Minimalist and opinionated feed reader
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:4 reviews, 4 commits, 4 PRs in 2 months
Contributions summary:Jan-lukas primarily contributed to the back-end functionality of the feed reader, miniflux/v2. They focused on improving the handling of Unicode characters in JSON feeds by implementing rune-based truncation logic. The user added functionality to hide feeds from the global unread list and implemented features related to the feed description field. They also addressed a bug related to globally visible entries.
golangletsencryptrssrss-readerminimalist
jlelse/GoBlog
Jul 2020 - Jan 2023
Simple blogging system written in Go
Contributions:794 commits, 14 PRs, 480 pushes in 2 years 6 months
cmsgolangblogging-systemgoblogging
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