Max Linke
Staff Software Engineer at Checkmk
Vienna, Austria
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Top SchoolMax Linke is a Staff Software Engineer and former Team Lead based in Vienna with 13 years of experience building resilient, cross-platform systems and leading engineering teams. He blends a deep academic background (PhD in Physics) with hands-on expertise in backend, DevOps, and test automation to deliver robust monitoring, cloud, and scientific software. At Checkmk he has driven cloud monitoring integrations for GCP services and now focuses on architecture and delivery as staff engineer. His open-source work spans performance-sensitive C/C++ and Python projects—from porting MDAnalysis to Cython and improving molecular dynamics tools to hardening the Mixxx DJ app’s cross-platform build system. Comfortable in both research and enterprise settings, he has a track record of converting scientific algorithms into production-ready code and improving build/test pipelines for long-lived projects. Colleagues rely on him for thoughtful TDD-driven engineering, pragmatic cross-platform fixes, and mentoring engineers through complex technical transitions.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Physics, Physics at University of ViennaDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Physics at Goethe University FrankfurtMaster of Science (M.Sc.) Physics, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Physics at The University of Göttingen
English, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (39)
unit-testing10
monitoring10
json10
google-cloud-platform10
c-language10
develop10
python10
build-system10
numpy10
gcp10
agent10
cython10
cprogramming-language10
qt9
molecular-simulation9
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
MDAnalysis/mdanalysis
Jul 2015 - Jul 2020
MDAnalysis is a Python library to analyze molecular dynamics simulations.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:1 review, 687 commits, 421 PRs in 5 years
Contributions summary:Max's commits primarily focused on enhancing the functionality and reliability of the MDAnalysis library, particularly in the areas of distance calculations and trajectory analysis. Their work included the porting of code to Cython for performance improvements, the addition of tests for verifying the correctness of new features, and the optimization of existing algorithms. They also addressed bugs related to unit cell handling and enhanced the code's efficiency through symmetry-based calculations.
molecular-dynamics-simulationmolecular-dynamics-simulationspython-librarypythonscience
Checkmk/checkmk
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
Checkmk - Best-in-class infrastructure & application monitoring
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:42 reviews, 592 commits, 19 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Max's contributions center around the development of a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) agent, focusing on cloud monitoring. The user implemented core functionality for monitoring Google Cloud Storage (GCS), Cloud Run, and Cloud SQL services, including collecting metrics and integrating with the Checkmk monitoring system. Further contributions involved the setup and configuration of a new section for asset information, which includes the implementation of a service health section.
checkmksecurityin-classinfrastructuremonitoring
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