Jochen Breuer
Manager, Software Engineering At Red Hat (remote)
Earth, Texas, Germany
Summary
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RockstarJochen Breuer is a seasoned software engineering manager at Red Hat with 15 years of experience building and operating infrastructure and backend systems. He blends hands-on DevOps and Python expertise—demonstrated by contributions to high-profile projects like SaltStack and Cobbler—with leadership roles managing remote engineering teams. His background at SUSE and as a founder/CTO gives him a practical edge in system management, deployment automation, and database-integrated event engines. A long-time open-source maintainer and Fedora packager who also participates in openSUSE and Uyuni development, he frequently bridges cross-distro compatibility and Windows interoperability gaps. Based in Texas but rooted in Germany, he balances technical depth with people management and a family-oriented perspective that surfaces in steady, pragmatic decision-making.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (29)
kubernetes10
deploying10
postgresql10
python10
cobbler10
suse10
configuration-management10
linux10
system-management10
kubernetes-pods10
infrastructure-as-code10
devops10
testing9
databases9
ipxe9
Programming languages (23)
Github contributions (5)
cobbler/cobbler
Nov 2018 - Nov 2020
Cobbler is a versatile Linux deployment server
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:30 reviews, 87 commits, 79 PRs in 2 years
Contributions summary:Jochen primarily focused on improving the codebase and resolving compatibility issues within the Cobbler Linux deployment server. They addressed specific SUSE distribution compatibility problems, updated code to align with library changes (e.g., distro, string.join), and refactored code to improve system architecture. Additionally, they made contributions to improve the build process, and enhance reliability by introducing locking mechanisms.
tftppythondeploymentlinuxdocker
saltstack/salt
Mar 2016 - Apr 2021
Software to automate the management and configuration of infrastructure and applications at scale.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:95 commits, 45 PRs, 191 comments in 5 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Jochen primarily contributed to the Kubernetes module within the SaltStack project, enhancing its functionality and maintainability. Their work involved adapting the module to work with different Kubernetes API versions by refactoring imports and removing version-specific dependencies. They also added unit tests to improve code quality and verified deployment deletion operations, and incorporated code improvements for Windows compatibility. Their contributions indicate expertise in the integration of SaltStack with Kubernetes and proficiency in Python.
pythonzeromqevent-streaminfrastructure-managementcloud-providers
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