Summary
Nils Kohrs is a Lead Software Engineer based in Rotterdam with 8 years of experience building high-throughput, production-grade systems using Kotlin and Spring Boot. He specializes in observability, messaging, and security, having created organization-wide libraries, Java agents, and Grafana dashboards adopted across multiple teams. As a former full-stack DevOps consultant he introduced OpenID Connect at proxy level and built real-time streaming pipelines with Spring WebFlux and Kotlin coroutines. Nils combines hands-on coding with team coaching—running knowledge sessions on testing, Kubernetes, and coding style—and shaping agile practices for stronger delivery. His background ranges from embedded sonar research to enterprise e-commerce integrations, reflecting a pragmatic, system-level view that favors testable, readable DSL-driven business logic.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) Computer Science, Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) Computer Science at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
English, German, Dutch