Stephan Bösebeck
Head Of IT & Engineering at GBI Genios
Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolStephan Bösebeck is a seasoned Head of IT & Engineering based in Bavaria with 14 years of formal experience and over 30 years of hands-on computing passion dating back to C64 and Amiga beginnings. He currently leads IT and engineering at GBI Genios, previously shaping platform architecture and development practices as Head of Technology and Head of Engineering for multiple companies, balancing hands-on coding with team leadership. His background spans Java/J2EE platforms, Linux virtualization, NoSQL, search technologies and platform architecture, often acting as product owner for strategic platform evolution. Stephan also contributes to open-source firmware (notably a German OSX QMK keyboard layout), showing attention to UX and platform-specific customization even in embedded/IoT spaces. He combines deep technical craftsmanship with proven experience managing cross-functional teams of developers, externals and students, and a long track record of consulting and training for major enterprise clients. Pragmatic, detail-oriented and customer-focused, he often bridges low-level technical work and high-level architectural decisions.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Dipl. Inf. Univ., Informatik, Medizin, Dipl. Inf. Univ., Informatik, Medizin at Universität Passau
English, German
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Github Skills (21)
c-language10
qmk-firmware10
firmware10
qmk10
c1110
c1710
keyboard-layout10
cprogramming-language10
keyboard-shortcuts9
keyboard9
keyboard-input9
keyboard-events9
sys9
embedded9
macos8
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
qmk/qmk_firmware
Dec 2015 - May 2016
Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:60 commits, 12 PRs, 20 comments in 4 months
Contributions summary:Stephan contributed to the QMK Firmware project by developing a new keyboard layout specifically for a German OSX environment. This primarily involved modifying the keymap configuration file to remap keys, add functionality for media keys, and create a number pad layer. The user made subsequent adjustments and fixes to the layout, including correcting typos and modifying the number pad to fit German key layouts, highlighting a focus on user experience and platform-specific customization. Additionally, the user added and updated the keyboard layout's hex file.
rp2040firmwareavratmelkeyboard-support
sboesebeck/v
Jun 2019 - Feb 2020
Simple, fast, safe, compiled language for developing maintainable software. Supports translation from C and (soon) C++. Compiles itself in <1s.
Contributions:105 pushes in 7 months
cppdevelopingtranslationcompiled-languagecompiler
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