Robert Schmid
Managing Director at Systems Lab 21 GmbH
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolRobert Schmid is a managing director and software engineer with 12 years of experience building secure, user-focused web systems from Potsdam, Germany. He combines leadership at Systems Lab 21 with ongoing research work at the Hasso Plattner Institute, bridging product delivery and academic rigor. Technically hands-on, he has full-stack experience and contributed notable open-source improvements—implementing OpenID Connect authentication and UI integrations for the Sandstorm self-hostable productivity platform. His background includes data engineering at bakdata and an internship at SAP, giving him practical exposure to enterprise and data-driven environments. Robert holds both a BSc and MSc in IT Systems Engineering from Hasso Plattner Institute, reflecting a strong foundation in systems design and engineering. Colleagues would describe him as a pragmatic engineer who values secure, configurable user experiences and smooth auth flows.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, IT Systems Engineering, Master of Science - MS, IT Systems Engineering at Hasso Plattner Institute
Github Skills (14)
openidc10
user-authentication10
oid10
javascript10
authentication10
meteor10
openid-connect10
backend9
back-end-development9
uid8
front-end-development8
ui-design8
html7
self-hosting4
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
sandstorm-io/sandstorm
Oct 2020 - Nov 2020
Sandstorm is a self-hostable web productivity suite. It's implemented as a security-hardened web app package manager.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 review, 30 commits, 4 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:Robert implemented OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication for the Sandstorm platform. This involved modifications to the frontend to include OIDC as a login provider, backend changes to integrate OIDC with the authentication system, and the addition of UI elements for configuring OIDC settings. They also addressed UI string issues and other minor enhancements, indicating a comprehensive contribution to the platform's authentication and user experience. The changes span both client and server side code.
hardenedcapnprotoproductivityseccompself-hosting
leichtbau/open-balena-api
Jan 2019 - May 2020
Contributions:42 pushes in 1 year 4 months
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