Simon Eismann
Senior Software Engineer at MongoDB
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Top SchoolSimon Eismann is a Senior Software Engineer based in Heidelberg with eight years of experience focusing on performance and cloud systems. At MongoDB he progressed from Performance Engineer to Senior Software Engineer, contributing to the core mongodb/mongo project by automating build and test workflows, integrating trace profiling with auth/TLS, and improving CI reliability. His background includes a PhD in Computer Science, giving him a strong research-oriented approach to diagnosing and optimizing system behavior. He combines hands-on DevOps/automation skills with deep performance analysis, often working on subtle efficiency gains that reduce developer cycle time. Colleagues describe him as pragmatic and detail-oriented, with a persistent focus on measurable improvements rather than theoretical optimizations.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Computer Science, PhD, Computer Science at The Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg
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Github Skills (29)
git10
python10
scripting10
cd10
bash10
cicd10
ci-cd-pipeline10
build-automation10
pipeline10
build-pipelines10
mongodb-database9
mongodb9
database8
databases8
nosql7
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
mongodb/mongo
Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
The MongoDB Database
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer / Automation Engineer
DevOps Engineer / Automation EngineerContributions:2 PRs, 2 branches, 3 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:Simon's contributions primarily revolve around automating and streamlining the build and testing processes for the MongoDB project. They implemented and modified scripts to manage the download of system performance binaries, adjusted build scripts to comply with linting rules, and introduced features such as shallow cloning. The user also worked on integrating the trace profiler with authentication and TLS options and removing automatic scheduling of specific tests for performance patches. These changes focused on improving efficiency and reliability within the development workflow.
nosqlc-plus-plusmongodb-databasedatabasemongodb
SimonEismann/Loaddriver-UI
Sep 2019 - Apr 2022
Contributions:7 PRs, 17 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 8 months
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