Thomas Massmann
Founder & Software Developer at it-spir.it
Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolThomas Massmann is a seasoned founder and software developer with 12 years of professional experience building web and cloud-native systems from Germany. He blends deep Python expertise (Django, FastAPI, LangChain/LLM) with practical DevOps skills around Kubernetes, GitOps and ArgoCD to deliver reliable, accessible web applications and automated cloud provisioning on AWS. As founder of it-spir.it and a freelancer for Six Feet Up, he pairs hands-on engineering with product-minded project leadership and a strong focus on accessibility. An active open-source contributor, he’s improved mobile UX and content tooling in the Plone CMS core, showing attention to front-end polish as well as backend robustness. Outside work he brings a problem-solver’s mindset to projects — and to parenting, which he notes has sharpened his prioritization and pragmatic engineering habits.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Bachelor of Science - BS at HTWK Leipzig - Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur LeipzigMaster of Science - MS, Master of Science - MS at Leipzig University of Applied SciencesCommunication Electronics Engineer, Communication Electronics Engineer at Staatliche Berufsbildende Schule Sömmerda
German, English, Spanish, French
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Github Skills (14)
css10
content-management-system10
debug10
cms10
javascript10
plone10
lessc10
cm10
front-end-development9
markdown-it8
markdown8
python8
html7
fest4
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
plone/Products.CMFPlone
Oct 2018 - Apr 2020
The core of the Plone content management system
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:13 commits, 7 PRs, 5 pushes in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Thomas primarily focused on fixing bugs and implementing enhancements related to the Plone toolbar on mobile devices. They addressed issues related to the toolbar's responsiveness and behavior, including fixing a selector to close the toolbar on mobile and fixing a CSS property for correct word-breaking. The user also made changes to the markup control panel by adding markdown extension settings, and merged in updates related to the content types control panel. They also added and edited changelog entries to describe fixes and changes made.
cmsmanagement-systemphpcfmlplone
it-spirit/spirit.bob
Sep 2015 - Jan 2018
Contributions:2 PRs, 17 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 4 months
bobspirittemplate
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