Stephan Jäkel
Owner - Consulting & Development at UtilityInnovation Group
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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SeniorStephan Jäkel is an experienced software engineer and founder with 17+ years building backend applications and operating production IT infrastructures from Berlin. As owner of bitfunken GmbH he delivers Python/Django backends and Rust services when performance or safety demands it, and provides hands-on technology consulting to align solutions with real-world constraints. He has deep CMS experience, contributing full-stack fixes and feature work to prominent open-source Django projects like FeinCMS and django-cms, including toolbar and RichText enhancements and locale- and editor-related bug fixes. Currently he combines running his company with infrastructure and backend engineering for GridSure at UtilityInnovation Group, blending consulting breadth with product-focused delivery. Known for tackling both tooling and edge-case bugs, Stephan brings a pragmatic, developer-first approach to architecture and operations.
17 years of coding experience
English, German
Github Skills (12)
cms10
web-development10
template-tags10
python10
django10
backend9
tinymce9
back-end-development9
javascript9
html8
front-end-development8
css7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
django-cms/django-cms
Jun 2011 - Oct 2011
The easy-to-use and developer-friendly enterprise CMS powered by Django
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:22 commits in 3 months
Contributions summary:Stephan primarily focused on modifying the CMS toolbar, specifically adding functionality for the moderator feature and integrating edit mode settings. They refactored the toolbar code, adjusted button visibility based on CMS settings, and merged updates from the develop branch. Their work also involved making changes to templates and tests related to the toolbar and general CMS functionality.
cmspythondjango-frameworkdjangodjango-cms
feincms/feincms
Feb 2010 - Feb 2010
A Django-based CMS with a focus on extensibility and concise code
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:18 commits in 11 days
Contributions summary:Stephan contributed to the FeinCMS Django-based CMS project by implementing various features and bug fixes. Their work included adding extended functionality to template tags, fixing fieldset inserts, and resolving issues related to image content and German locales. They also addressed a broken TinyMCE editor and implemented enhancements for the RichTextContent module, demonstrating their ability to work across both the frontend and backend aspects of the CMS.
djangocmsextensibility
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