Schlubbi Jöst
Principal Software Development Engineer at GitHub
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolSchlubbi Jöst is a Principal Software Development Engineer based in Berlin with 13 years of experience shaping backend systems across C#, Ruby, Scala, Clojure and Go. Currently dual-hatted at Microsoft and GitHub, they blend deep technical craft with platform-scale problem solving and a gardener’s mindset for nurturing long-lived codebases. Past roles at 6Wunderkinder and early Rails-heavy projects reflect strong roots in web backend architecture, migrations and deployment automation. Known for curiosity about new languages and tooling (and an occasional shell flourish), they pair hands-on implementation with mentorship and operational pragmatism. Outside typical engineering metrics, their background in photography and media signals an unusual eye for product polish and developer experience.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), International Media and Computing, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), International Media and Computing at HTW BerlinZertifikat, Photo Editor, Zertifikat, Photo Editor at Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie & Design
English, Russian, German
Stackoverflow
1,623reputation
140kreached
2answers
6questions
Github Skills (32)
wunderlist10
ruby-client10
ruby9
mvc9
rails9
html9
activerecord8
ruby-on-rails8
api8
cloudy8
api-documentation8
vimscript8
aws-sdk7
sdk7
curl6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
schlubbi/dotfiles
May 2019 - Sep 2023
dotfiles
Contributions:2 PRs, 18 pushes, 4 branches in 4 years 4 months
6wunderkinder/watership
Oct 2015 - May 2019
Contributions:2 PRs, 5 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 7 months
railsrubyconnectiongembunny
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