Tobia De Koninck is a software engineer with 12 years' experience focused on back-end systems, distributed architectures and reliable deployments, based in the Antwerp metropolitan area. Currently at OpenAnalytics, he has contributed significant Kubernetes integration and orchestration features to ShinyProxy, enabling enterprise-scale deployment of data science apps. His open-source work on ownCloud and Nextcloud emphasizes contact management, privacy-aware sharing rules and rigorous unit testing, reflecting a strong commitment to code quality and test-driven development. With an MSc in Computer Networks and Distributed Systems (Greatest Distinction) from the University of Antwerp, he blends academic rigor with hands-on operational experience such as migrating Nextcloud and deploying Vault into Puppet stacks. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who prefers shipping maintainable back-end improvements that make complex distributed systems easier to operate.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science: Computer Networks and Distributed Systems, Greatest Distinction, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science: Computer Networks and Distributed Systems, Greatest Distinction at University of Antwerp
ShinyProxy - Open Source Enterprise Deployment for Shiny and data science apps
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:13 releases, 137 commits, 12 PRs in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Tobia's contributions primarily focused on back-end development aspects of the ShinyProxy project, specifically related to implementing and integrating Kubernetes functionalities. They added support for Kubernetes Pod Patches and Additional Manifests, enhancing the platform's capabilities for container orchestration. Furthermore, the user's work included adjustments to the application's configuration, which included modifications to the internal code structure to support added features.
โ๏ธ Nextcloud server, a safe home for all your data
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:36 commits, 10 PRs, 21 pushes in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Tobia contributed to the Nextcloud server by implementing and refactoring features related to contact management and sharing restrictions. Their work includes enhancing the privacy features of the contacts menu, specifically addressing how groups and sharing settings affect the visibility of local users. Additionally, the user improved code style and fixed tests within the codebase, ensuring the system's stability and maintainability. They also added tests to validate the implemented changes.
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