Michael Seifert is a software engineer and trainer with 16 years of experience who combines hands-on development, public speaking, and workshop leadership to raise code quality and team collaboration. Based in Augsburg, he has worked across industries since 2016 and runs his own consultancy where he mentors developers and shapes continuous-learning cultures. A long-time Python user (first code in 2006) and maintainer of the widely used pytest-asyncio project, he focuses on robust async testing, event loop semantics, and pragmatic refactors that simplify test automation. He thrives in product teams with broad responsibilities, bridging technical and business goals, and brings a rare mix of deep technical craftsmanship and practical teaching experience.
16 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Media Informatics, Master of Science - MS, Media Informatics at LMU Munich – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Umeå University
Contributions:131 reviews, 56 commits, 561 PRs in 3 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily focused on enhancing the pytest-asyncio library, improving its support for asynchronous testing with pytest. They refactored and simplified code related to event loop management, particularly the handling of fixtures and their interaction with Hypothesis tests. The user also addressed bug fixes and made improvements to code related to test collection and integration of pytest-asyncio with various testing frameworks. Furthermore, they added support for new Python versions and removed support for older versions.
Contributions:502 commits, 34 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 11 months
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