Livio Spring
Software Engineer at ZITADEL
St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolLivio Spring is a pragmatic software engineer with 8 years of experience building backend systems, currently co-founder and core contributor at ZITADEL where he focuses on identity infrastructure and OpenID Connect tooling. He has a strong track record of shipping production-ready features—SMTP configuration, caching optimizations, partial key rotation, and authentication interceptors—demonstrating deep familiarity with security and distributed service interactions. Based in St. Gallen, Switzerland, his career spans public sector and private firms, giving him a practical bent for reliable, maintainable systems. Beyond coding, he brings product-minded engineering from founding an auth platform, turning complex identity requirements into usable, auditable solutions.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Informatiker Applikationsentwicklung EFZ, Informatiker Applikationsentwicklung EFZ at GBS Gewerbliches Berufs- und Weiterbildungszentrum St. GallenTechniker HF, Informatik, Applikationsentwicklung, Techniker HF, Informatik, Applikationsentwicklung at ZbW - Zentrum für berufliche Weiterbildung
Github Skills (18)
apidoc10
openid-connect10
oid10
openidc10
integrations10
e-mail10
go10
api10
jwt10
backend10
emailjs10
security9
http9
database8
databases8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
zitadel/oidc
Nov 2019 - Jan 2023
Easy to use OpenID Connect client and server library written for Go and certified by the OpenID Foundation
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:214 reviews, 194 commits, 265 PRs in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Livio primarily contributed to the `zitadel/oidc` repository by modifying the backend code related to OpenID Connect (OIDC) client and server functionality, including adding features and fixing bugs. They made public the `checkKey` method within the `jwks.go` file, which suggests they are focusing on security aspects. Furthermore, they added an http interceptor function for authentication and token endpoints. Additionally, they added support for partial key rotation and readiness features to the codebase.
openidconnectopenid-connect-clientserver-librarycertifiedpkce
zitadel/zitadel
Mar 2020 - Jan 2023
ZITADEL - Identity infrastructure, simplified for you.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:12 releases, 1918 reviews, 962 commits in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Livio's commits primarily focused on backend development tasks within the ZITADEL project. They implemented SMTP configuration features, enhanced console caching, returned user IDs in the org setup process, and made several bug fixes related to email sending and template rendering. The code changes demonstrate a strong understanding of the project's architecture and its internal command structures, with frequent interactions with various services.
serverlesskeycloakzitadelbest-ofera
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