Joe Reuter
Principal Engineer II - Tech Lead Observability at Elastic
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Top SchoolJoe Reuter is a Principal Engineer and tech lead in Observability based in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with 11 years of experience building reliable, user-focused software. He combines deep frontend expertise with full‑stack skills, having improved UI/UX and hardened backend behavior in high-profile open-source projects like Elastic Kibana and Airbyte. At Elastic he progressed from Senior Engineer to Area Lead and now Principal Engineer II, driving visualization and observability efforts that prioritize data integrity and retry resilience. Joe’s contributions show a practical attention to detail—fixing subtle UI bugs, sync issues, and connector tests—that keep complex data platforms usable at scale. He holds top grades (1.0/1.1) in Computer Science from Hochschule Karlsruhe, reflecting strong academic foundations paired with sustained open-source impact.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Computer Science, 1,0, Master, Computer Science, 1,0 at Hochschule Karlsruhe – Technik und Wirtschaft / University of Applied Sciences
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Github Skills (40)
data-connector10
javascript10
airbyte10
ui-components10
connections10
typescript10
user-interface10
ui-design10
graphical-user-interface10
kibana10
human-interface10
uid10
data-connectors10
front-end-development10
lenses10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
elastic/kibana
Feb 2019 - Nov 2022
Your window into the Elastic Stack
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:2386 reviews, 1217 commits, 2846 PRs in 3 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Joe's contributions primarily focused on fixing bugs and improving the functionality of the Kibana UI, specifically within the Lens visualization tool. They addressed data loss issues and improved user experience by implementing the re-try logic for various operations, enhancing the user's ability to work with data in table and chart visualizations. Furthermore, the user implemented functionality to display the text for specific filters and correct the visualization's functionality by correcting issues in the core functionality.
elasticdashboardskibanaobservabilitywindow
airbytehq/airbyte-platform
Feb 2023 - Mar 2023
The platform that powers Airbyte. Please file issues in https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:42 reviews, 123 commits, 30 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:Joe's contributions primarily involve modifications to the Airbyte web application and connector builder server. They were responsible for removing UI elements, such as an "upgrade all" button, and fixing visual bugs in the connector form. Furthermore, the user worked on syncing the CDK manifest between the web application and connector builder server and also contributed to the connector acceptance tests by fixing oneof checks. The user demonstrated the ability to make changes to frontend and backend code.
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