Simon Trockel
Principal Engineering Platform (Security)
Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolSimon Trockel is a Principal Engineering Platform (Security) at MediaMarktSaturn with nearly a decade of cybersecurity and engineering-platform experience, focused on making security seamless in the developer experience. He has led major incident responses including ransomware/AD recovery, architected GitOps security using GitHub, Flux, Kubernetes and Terraform, and driven company-wide DevSecOps and measurable engineering metrics. A hands-on builder as well as leader, he’s rolled out tools like GitHub Copilot, implemented SIEM and vulnerability programs, and contributed front-end and OAuth work to notable open-source projects such as Appwrite. Known for blending pragmatic automation with developer ergonomics, he also runs a SaaS finance product as CTO and finds balance sailing and biking around Ingolstadt.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Business Informatics, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Business Informatics at Technische Hochschule IngolstadtAbitur, Abitur at Katharinen Gymnasium Ingolstadt
German, English, Spanish
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Github Skills (12)
javascript10
react10
ui-components10
oauth9
appwrite8
webpages8
flutter5
flutter-apps5
flutter-game5
docker4
dockers4
backend4
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
appwrite/appwrite
Jan 2022 - Jan 2022
Appwrite® - complete cloud infrastructure for your web, mobile and AI apps. Including Auth, Databases, Storage, Functions, Messaging, Hosting, Realtime and more
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:16 commits, 1 PR, 6 comments in 10 days
Contributions summary:Simon's commits primarily focused on front-end UI enhancements and included a significant amount of changes to `app-all.js` which suggests involvement in core app functionalities. Code diffs show modifications to a chart library used, which indicates the user worked on data visualization or UI components. The commits also include a refactoring of an OAuth custom form, suggesting a hand in both front-end and backend configurations.
aiappwriteauthcloud-infrastructuredatabase
BobcatProgrammer/homeserver
Dec 2022 - Oct 2025
Portainer Stacks for my homeserver setup
Contributions:4 reviews, 65 PRs, 212 pushes in 2 years 10 months
stacksdockerportainerhomeserver
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