Konrad Merz
Engineering Manager at Graylog, Inc.
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Summary
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RockstarKonrad Merz is an engineering manager based in Munich with 13 years of hands-on software engineering experience and a decade-plus track record at Graylog and genua. He transitioned from backend and frontend development into leadership at Graylog, where he now combines people management with product-focused delivery for open log management solutions. Konrad contributes to open source Graylog projects, improving documentation and UX—clarifying complex concepts like content packs and enhancing React-based user and role interfaces. He has a practical mindset for turning user feedback into clearer docs and incremental UI improvements that reduce friction for admins and developers. Known for steady, long-term commitment to projects, he brings institutional knowledge of logging systems and secure enterprise software. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who balances technical depth with clear communication.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (21)
javascript10
front-end-development10
react10
documentation10
web-development9
rest-api8
mongodb8
user-experience8
user-interface8
exp8
mongodb-database8
interface-design8
ui-design8
dashboard7
csv6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Graylog2/documentation
Feb 2019 - Jun 2021
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:1 review, 9 commits, 24 PRs in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Konrad primarily contributed to the project by updating and expanding the documentation. Their work involved adding new sections on content packs, extended search, and the MongoDB data adapter, as well as fixing links and addressing user annotations. They focused on clarifying information, improving phrasing, and correcting errors within the existing documentation to ensure clarity and accuracy. They also removed legacy content packs and added explanations of key concepts to aid user understanding.
Graylog2/graylog2-server
Jan 2018 - Oct 2021
Free and open log management
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:297 reviews, 592 commits, 862 PRs in 3 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Konrad primarily contributed to the front-end development of the Graylog2 server by modifying React components, particularly the User and Role sections, and the display of values. Their work involved reordering and styling the user interface, including implementing modifications to dashboard widgets and form elements. They also improved the user experience with additional functionality such as a configurable timerange.
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