Robert Timm
DevOps Engineering Lead at 7Learnings
Earth, Texas, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolRobert Timm is a DevOps Engineering Lead with over 17 years of hands-on experience building and operating production software across embedded, web, and healthcare domains. Comfortable in a GNU/Linux shell and deeply embedded in the open source ecosystem, he blends full-stack engineering, DevOps, and ML tooling to ship user-focused products in cross-functional, culturally diverse teams. He has led engineering efforts from early-stage startups to scale-ups—designing firmware for 50,000+ deployed solar systems and shaping EHR microservices at Charité—while also contributing to Wikidata tooling and self-hosting initiatives. An active open-source contributor, Robert has refined NeoVim UI themes and improved keyboard-driven browser features, showing attention to both developer UX and visual polish. He pairs technical breadth with product sensibility from roles as founding engineer and co-product manager, and brings experience recruiting and coaching remote teams across continents.
16 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, High School Diploma, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES at Oberstufenzentrum KIM BerlinMaster of Science, Information Technology, Master of Science, Information Technology at Hasso Plattner Institute
Github Skills (19)
webbrowser10
javascript10
material-components10
browser10
c1110
ui-design10
webkit10
color-scheme10
vi10
c1710
neovim10
lua10
material-design10
gtk10
web-development10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
fanglingsu/vimb
Sep 2016 - Jul 2017
Vimb - the vim like browser is a webkit based web browser that behaves like the vimperator plugin for the firefox and usage paradigms from the great editor vim. The goal of vimb is to build a completely keyboard-driven, efficient and pleasurable browsing-experience.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:52 commits, 41 PRs, 81 comments in 10 months
Contributions summary:Robert primarily focused on enhancing the Vimb browser's functionality by adding and modifying settings related to user interface and behavior. Their contributions included implementing features like custom zoom settings, download path management, and external editor integration. The user also fixed issues related to tab cycling and improved the codebase, including adding a yank command and refining code comments. The work demonstrates a focus on improving the user experience and adding features.
vimgoalweb-browserkeyboardkeyboard-driven
marko-cerovac/material.nvim
May 2021 - Aug 2021
:trident: Material colorscheme for NeoVim written in Lua with built-in support for native LSP, TreeSitter and many more plugins
Role in this project:UI Designer
UI DesignerContributions:8 commits, 9 PRs, 9 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Robert primarily contributed to the material.nvim colorscheme by implementing and refining different color styles, especially focusing on 'lighter high contrast'. This involved modifying color definitions, adjusting theme settings, and correcting visual contrast issues within the Lua code. The user also worked on improving the identifier style, fixed background colors, and corrected settings related to terminal colors.
luaneovim-luatreesittertridentmaterial
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