Severin Bühler
Bitcoin Lightning Network Engineer at Synonym
Quarten, St Gallen, Switzerland
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Top SchoolSeverin Bühler is a Bitcoin Lightning Network engineer and product-minded software professional with 11 years of experience building scalable systems from embedded and IT operations to high-throughput mobile ad platforms. He led development of aymo.ch to 5 million monthly users, processing millions of real-time location points, and now applies that performance and product rigor to Lightning infrastructure at Synonym. A co-founder of an automation agency and former technical advisor for an investor in Southeast Asian real estate, he blends startup hustle with enterprise-grade engineering and product strategy. Based in Chur, Switzerland, Severin pairs a CS degree with hands-on systems work dating back to STAUBLI and Swiss military technical roles, giving him a rare mix of operational discipline and product vision. Notably, he moves fluidly between technical leadership, automation, and monetizable product delivery—optimizing both architecture and go-to-market impact.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at HSR Hochschule für Technik RapperswilBMS, Industrial Technology/Technician, BMS, Industrial Technology/Technician at Berufs- und Weiterbildungszentrum bzb Buchs
German, English
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Github Skills (200)
bitcoind10
cryptocurrency10
imagery10
data-science10
nodejs10
cytoscapejs10
cryptography10
daemon10
crosswalk10
python10
polar10
web-performance10
bing10
c-lightning10
wallet10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
synonymdev/lsp-spec
Feb 2023 - Mar 2023
API specifications for Lightning Service Providers
Contributions:57 commits, 14 PRs, 85 pushes in 1 month
apilightningprovidersspecificationslightning-network
pubky/pkdns
Jan 2024 - Feb 2025
DNS server resolving pkarr self-sovereign domains
Contributions:21 releases, 114 PRs, 95 pushes in 1 year 1 month
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