Jens Topp
Co-Founder & CEO at BlindSpot Software GmbH
Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolJens Topp is a firmware-focused technology leader and entrepreneur with eight years of experience bridging embedded software and hardware. As Co-Founder & CEO of BlindSpot Software and Lead Engineer at 9elements, he combines hands-on firmware development with product and team leadership across security-sensitive projects. He organizes the annual Open Source Firmware Conference, reflecting a commitment to community and open collaboration beyond his day job. Trained as an electrical engineer at TU Dortmund, Jens brings research experience in energy-efficient communications and practical skills in hardware-in-the-loop testing. Known for treating code as both craft and fun, he thrives on quickly tackling new technical challenges and bringing elegant, pragmatic solutions to complex embedded systems.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at Technische Universität Dortmund
Github Skills (64)
busybox10
linux-distribution10
software-design10
initramfs10
linux10
transparency10
kernel10
system10
development-environment10
golang10
embedded10
userland10
mount9
utilities9
bootloader9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
9elements/osfc-website-11ty
Jun 2023 - Mar 2025
Contributions:3 reviews, 41 PRs, 38 pushes in 1 year 9 months
system-transparency/docs
Dec 2019 - Aug 2020
Contributions:14 commits in 7 months
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