Sebastian Hetze
Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolSebastian Hetze is a Principal Software Engineer based in Berlin with over 11 years of professional experience and a decades-long history evangelizing Linux and open source. He joined Red Hat after a long tenure as a Senior Solution Architect for RHEL, applying deep expertise in Linux infrastructures, LDAP, Perl, and C to solve complex enterprise problems. Previously he led product architecture and migrations as CTO at Linux Information Systems AG and founded Linux-focused consultancies, blending hands-on engineering with business development. His background in mathematics underpins a methodical approach to system design and troubleshooting. Sebastian combines entrepreneurial instincts with enterprise-grade engineering, often bridging presales, architecture, and implementation to accelerate adoption of Free/Open Source solutions. An understated strength is his track record of turning niche protocol and tooling knowledge (LDAP and low-level languages) into scalable, customer-facing infrastructure.
11 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Vordiplom Mathematik, Vordiplom Mathematik at Freie Universität Berlin
German, English
Github Skills (8)
hat6
machine-learning5
linux3
safety-critical3
atomic2
rhel1
certification1
kubernetes1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
shetze/hammer-scripts
Sep 2015 - Oct 2019
Contributions:14 commits, 20 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
shetze/standards-atlas
Nov 2023 - Jan 2025
The Standards Atlas enables orientation and shared travel in the otherwise walled-off world of international norms and standards.
Contributions:1 review, 32 PRs, 52 pushes in 1 year 3 months
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