Simon Lyngshede
Site Reliability Engineer at Wikimedia Foundation
Denmark
Summary
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Top SchoolSimon Lyngshede is a Site Reliability Engineer with 12+ years of experience building and operating reliable systems, currently at the Wikimedia Foundation. He brings deep hands-on expertise in Python, shell scripting, Django, and a breadth of database and webserver administration (MySQL/Postgres/MSSQL, Nginx, Apache) from both consultancy and in-house roles. His background spans webshops, systems integration with SAP, automated testing, and teaching—reflecting a strong practical grounding in both development and operations. A minimalist who focuses on simple, maintainable solutions, he pairs a master's-level interest in quality assurance with day-to-day SRE practices. Comfortable pushing “scary buttons,” he blends pragmatic risk-taking with disciplined engineering processes. Based in Denmark, he combines long-term operational experience with a continual appetite for improving software quality and development workflows.
13 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Masters, Computer Science, Masters, Computer Science at Aalborg University
English, German, Danish
Github Skills (48)
python-social-auth10
puppet10
django10
authentication10
java10
identity-provider10
netbox10
aws10
authorization10
spring-boot10
network10
network-automation10
mirror10
ldap-authentication10
spring-cloud9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
slyngshede/spiesen.dk
Oct 2022 - Sep 2025
Contributions:5 pushes in 2 years 11 months
slyngshede/netbox
Jun 2023 - Jul 2024
The premier source of truth powering network automation. Open source under Apache 2. Public demo: https://demo.netbox.dev
Contributions:8 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year
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