Maximilian Köhl
Founder And CEO at Silitics GmbH
Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolMaximilian Köhl is a founder and CEO with 11 years of experience combining deep academic research and hands-on engineering to help hardware teams build and operate connected devices through his company Silitics. He holds a Dr.-Ing. in Computer Science (summa cum laude) and a rare dual background in computer science and philosophy, enabling rigorous technical thinking and clear product judgment. His work spans embedded systems, backend integration and DevOps—evidenced by contributions to the cross-platform Xonsh shell where he improved MSYS2/Cygwin support and build/test infrastructure. Comfortable moving between research and product, he has a track record of shipping reliable systems and tooling that bridge OS-level quirks and cloud-native workflows. Based in Germany, he blends startup leadership with academic depth and a practical knack for solving platform compatibility challenges.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Oswald-von-Nell-Breuning-SchuleDoctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.), Computer Science, Summa Cum Laude (Excellent), Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.), Computer Science, Summa Cum Laude (Excellent) at Universität des Saarlandes
Github Skills (12)
xonsh10
msys10
shell10
cross-platform10
multiplatform10
devops10
python10
cicd10
cygwin10
testing9
command-line9
bash4
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
xonsh/xonsh
Dec 2017 - Dec 2017
:shell: Python-powered shell. Full-featured and cross-platform.
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & Backend Developer
DevOps Engineer & Backend DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 1 PR, 2 comments in 6 days
Contributions summary:Maximilian primarily focused on improving cross-platform compatibility and expanding the build and testing infrastructure for the Xonsh shell. Their work included adding support for MSYS2, fixing Cygwin compatibility issues, and integrating MSYS2 into the AppVeyor testing matrix. They also made modifications to core modules like `jobs.py`, `platform.py`, and `proc.py` to accommodate these platform-specific changes, demonstrating proficiency in backend system integration. Additionally, the user fixed code style issues.
unixiterm2pythonsystem-administrationxonsh
koehlma/rigorous
Dec 2020 - Sep 2021
Contributions:1 release, 5 commits, 3 pushes in 9 months
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