Philipp Gesang
Senior Rust Backend Developer at E.ON Digital Technology
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolPhilipp Gesang is a Senior Rust Backend Developer based in Munich with 11 years of systems-level software experience and a strong focus on Rust, C, and Linux. Since embracing Rust in 2019 he has rewritten and optimized backend components across product and infrastructure stacks, most recently joining E.ON Digital Technology after roles at Vernaio and long-term systems work at Intra2net AG. His work spans low-level Linux platform development, RPM-based distribution maintenance, automated testing, and third-tier support, complemented by scripting in Shell and Python. A committed open-source contributor, he publishes code and CV details online (gitlab.com/phgsng, phi-gamma.net/cv) and has a knack for fixing upstream bugs and coordinating integration. Trained originally in humanities, his background in history, philosophy and Latin gives him an atypical perspective on engineering problems and a talent for clear technical communication.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Latin (exchange grant), Latin (exchange grant) at Masaryk University BrnoHistory (exchange grant), History (exchange grant) at Palacký University OlomoucM.A. History Philosophy Latin Language, M.A. History Philosophy Latin Language at Heidelberg University
English, German, Czech, Polish, Russian, French, Latin, Greek, netlink
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Github Skills (200)
nix10
clippy10
font-size10
linter10
rust-lang10
cjk10
linux10
nixos10
mpd-client10
latex10
opengl10
rust10
vte10
opentype-fonts10
fluid10
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
phi-gamma/luaotfload
Aug 2016 - Aug 2016
Contributions:3 commits, 4 PRs, 213 pushes in 6 days
luafontlatexloaderluatex
lualatex/lualibs
Nov 2015 - Feb 2017
Contributions:5 releases, 5 commits, 10 PRs in 1 year 2 months
lualua-modulestexgeneral-programming
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