Jorgen Schäfer
Software Developer at mindmatters.de
Hamburg, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolJorgen Schäfer is a pragmatic software developer with 16 years of experience building backend and middleware systems, currently delivering solutions at mindmatters.de from Hamburg. He specializes in Python, web and microservices architecture, and has a strong background in designing secure, high-availability web services and real-time large-data processing from his senior role at DFN-CERT. Comfortable across the stack, he pairs hands-on programming with GNU/Linux sysadmin skills and modern DevOps practices like CI/CD and cloud deployment. He has led small teams and independently managed projects, translating customer requirements into robust, production-ready software. Colleagues value his problem-first mindset and the curiosity that drives him to tackle tricky infrastructure and reliability challenges rather than avoid them.
16 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Computer Science, Master's Degree, Computer Science at University of Hamburg
German, English
Github Skills (56)
circe10
python-development10
testing10
emacs-package10
linux10
emacs-lisp10
emacs10
systemd10
refactoring10
irc10
static-analysis9
python9
ipython9
aquamacs9
init9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
jorgenschaefer/typoel
May 2012 - Dec 2017
Emacs extension for typographical editing
Contributions:13 commits, 10 PRs, 11 pushes in 5 years 7 months
emacs
jorgenschaefer/pyvenv
Oct 2013 - Nov 2020
Python virtual environment interface for Emacs
Contributions:88 commits, 15 PRs, 55 pushes in 7 years 2 months
emacspython
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