Le Bodenstein
Senior Software Engineer, Enterprise Tools at MongoDB
Waterford, Ireland
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Top SchoolLe Bodenstein is a senior full-stack engineer and systems architect with two decades of software experience and a decade-plus of remote, cross-border collaboration based in Waterford, Ireland. Currently building Enterprise Tools at MongoDB, he blends front-end React/TypeScript work (notably UI improvements for MongoDB Compass) with backend proficiencies in Node.js, databases and search systems. A pragmatic tech lead and founder-turned-senior engineer, he champions code quality, automated testing, and repeatable delivery processes across agile teams. His background ranges from founding web-product startups and building WYSIWYG/ecommerce tools to integrating complex enterprise stacks for clients like McKinsey, revealing both entrepreneurial instincts and production-grade engineering discipline.
13 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science Diploma, Computer Science Diploma at CTI Education Group
English, Afrikaans
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Github Skills (16)
typescript10
javascript10
user-interface10
typescripts10
windows-gui10
react10
typescript-types10
mongodb-database9
mongodb9
contenteditable6
html6
iframe6
nginx6
google-chrome6
embed6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
mongodb-js/compass
Aug 2021 - Jan 2023
The GUI for MongoDB.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1721 reviews, 261 commits, 871 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Le focused on improving the UI by fixing bugs and integrating new features. Specifically, they addressed issues related to geo filters and aggregation pipelines, enhancing the user experience for MongoDB Compass. The commits indicate a strong focus on front-end component development using React and Typescript, modifying existing components and adding new elements to improve the application's usability.
compassmongodbguimongoose-plugin
mongodb-js/devtools-shared
Jun 2022 - Apr 2025
Shared dependencies of Compass, the MongoDB extension for VSCode and mongosh
Contributions:106 reviews, 38 PRs, 77 pushes in 2 years 10 months
mongoshdependenciesvscodevscode-extensioncompass
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