Thilo Billerbeck
Freelance Software Developer at NixOS Foundation
Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolThilo Billerbeck is a freelance software developer and computer science master's student at TU Darmstadt with nine years of hands-on experience building web projects. Based in Darmstadt, he runs his own business while contributing front-end improvements to notable open-source projects like Owncast, where he enhanced UI, responsiveness, help pages and keyboard controls for a better streaming experience. As Web Lead on the NixOS Foundation marketing team, he coordinates web presence work to make complex tooling approachable for both novices and advanced users. He combines practical freelance delivery with community-focused open-source contributions, favoring clean, user-centered interfaces. Outside coursework and client work he gravitates toward web design and UX details that often go unnoticed but materially improve usability.
9 years of coding experience
Technischen Universität Darmstadt
German, English, French
Github Skills (12)
html10
javascript10
react10
css9
nextjs8
typescripts8
typescript8
typescript-types8
ui-design7
accessibility6
broadcast4
broadcasting4
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
owncast/owncast
Dec 2020 - May 2021
Take control over your live stream video by running it yourself. Streaming + chat out of the box.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 16 commits, 5 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Thilo primarily focused on front-end development, contributing significantly to the user interface and overall website presentation of the Owncast project. Their work includes creating and updating help pages, modifying the main layout, and addressing responsiveness issues. They improved the UI by changing the appearance of the help graphics, fixing links, and adding keyboard controls for a more intuitive user experience.
rtmplive-video-streamwebrtcstreamvideo
thilobillerbeck/skymoth
Nov 2023 - Apr 2025
A service to automatically crosspost your Toots to Bluesky
Contributions:19 releases, 5 reviews, 106 PRs in 1 year 4 months
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