Maximilian Berkmann is a full-stack software engineer with a decade of experience building developer-facing platform services and tooling, most recently improving S&P Global and IHS Markit platform and developer portals. He combines backend and DevOps expertise—contributing to well-known open-source projects like all-contributors (app and cli) where he fixed deprecated code, improved error handling, added new contribution types and accessibility features, and implemented commit-convention awareness. A Royal Holloway MSci graduate and former teaching assistant, he brings strong mentorship and developer-experience instincts alongside hands-on delivery. He pairs pragmatic web and automation skills with a user-focused mindset honed by building internal tooling that streamlines deployment and environment management. Outside engineering he’s a resilient problem-solver—having overcome long-term medical challenges—and pursues mental and physical hobbies like speedcubing and disc golf, which reflect his appetite for pattern-solving and precise practice.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSci) with Year in Industry, Computer Science, Master of Science (MSci) with Year in Industry, Computer Science at Royal Holloway, University of London
Baccalaureate, Scientific, 10.82/20, Baccalaureate, Scientific, 10.82/20 at Lycée du Golfe
UFP, Computer Science, A*AB, UFP, Computer Science, A*AB at David Game College
BEP, General, 11.2/20, BEP, General, 11.2/20 at Collège Berty Albrecht
Tool to help automate adding contributor acknowledgements according to the all-contributors specification ✨
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:40 reviews, 48 commits, 114 PRs in 3 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Maximilian made significant contributions to the `all-contributors/cli` repository, primarily focusing on enhancing the user interface and overall functionality of the tool. Their work included adding accessibility features to the contributor formatting, incorporating new contribution types such as "business" and "content," and refactoring the generator to an HTML-based one. Furthermore, the user implemented commit convention awareness and created the contributor file if not found.
🤖 A GitHub App to automate acknowledging contributors to your open source projects
Role in this project:
Back-end & DevOps Engineer
Contributions:17 reviews, 13 commits, 38 PRs in 3 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Maximilian contributed to the project by fixing bugs related to deprecated code and improving error handling. They refactored code to avoid unnecessary pull requests and updated dependencies. Additionally, the user added new contribution types and related terms, demonstrating an understanding of the project's domain and codebase. The user also implemented commit conventions and configuration.
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