Jens Fendler
Principal Technical Project Manager (Retail DIY, POS) at GEBIT Solutions GmbH
Jüchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolJens Fendler is a Principal Software Consultant based in Jüchen, Germany, with 13 years of professional experience combining software engineering, IT project management and consulting. He leads technical teams at GEBIT Solutions, guiding POS back-end development and acting as technical project lead while maintaining a hands-on approach to code quality and architecture. His background spans academia and industry—from heading a software engineering department and lecturing to founding a consulting firm—bringing both mentorship and product-minded leadership. An attentive open-source contributor, he has improved the Java template engine rocker by fixing parsing bugs, adding multi-line argument handling and post-processing features that emphasize performance and maintainability. He holds a Dipl.-Inf. in Computer Software Engineering and is known for translating complex requirements into practical, testable solutions while balancing technical excellence with delivery.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Information Technician, Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, Information Technician, Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician at BBS II BraunschweigDipl.-Inf. (FH), Computer Software Engineering, Dipl.-Inf. (FH), Computer Software Engineering at University of Applied Sciences Wolfenbüttel
German, English, Afrikaans
Github Skills (6)
javas10
templating10
java10
unit-testing9
web-content8
webpages8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
fizzed/rocker
Feb 2016 - Feb 2016
Java 8 optimized, memory efficient, speedy template engine producing statically typed, plain java objects
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 6 PRs, 16 comments in 9 days
Contributions summary:Jens primarily focused on improving the `fizzed/rocker` template engine, specifically addressing issues related to argument parsing and handling. Their work involved fixing bugs, extending functionality for empty and multi-line arguments, and adding associated test cases. The user also integrated a new feature for post-processing templates, enabling transformations like whitespace removal and logging. Furthermore, the user fixed import issues, demonstrating a commitment to code quality and maintainability.
javatemplate-enginetemplating
FendlerConsulting/ninja-quartz
Feb 2016 - Jul 2016
Contributions:6 releases, 75 commits, 66 pushes in 5 months
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