Summary
Julian Schauder is a technical product manager and DevSecOps lead with 11 years of experience helping organizations adopt and govern open source software. Currently driving the Open CoDE platform at Zentrum Digitale Souveränität, he blends product management with hands-on security and development practices to make open source safe and scalable for institutions. Previously at PwC he built management systems to align legal compliance and IT security with corporate open source strategies, turning complex policy needs into operational programs. His background at credativ and academic training in computer science give him deep practical knowledge of Linux and open source ecosystems. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic bridge between engineers, legal teams, and product stakeholders who consistently moves governance from theory into working tooling and processes. Based in Kempen, Germany, he focuses on measurable outcomes—compliance, reproducibility, and secure developer workflows—rather than just policy documents.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Computer Science, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Computer Science at Hochschule Niederrhein