Resume

Living and breathing Clojure and functional programming. I value craftsmanship, I am genuinely interested in technology and computers. I have a particular focus on Clojure, Linux and Emacs and data-oriented programming. Experienced with full-stack web applications, cloud backends, CI/CD, language design, tooling and making open-source contributions. Fluent in English and German. I am frequently praised for my high enthusiasm and open-ended curiosity about technology and computers. Committed to delivering solid information systems and understanding the problem, iterating on the ideas, and communicating effectively as a programmer.

• 2023-present: Contractor, Senior Clojure developer, United Signals and various
• 2018-2023: Fulltime programmer at Singularity Group
• 2014-2018: Studied biology at the University of Hohenheim (discontinued)
• 2013-2014: Studied cognitive science at the University of Osnabrueck (discontinued)

• 5+ years in software development
• Linux, AWS, .Net, Clojure + a variety of technologies and languages
• AI Engineering, Operation, CUDA, pytorch at mysentient.ai, 2 Months
• Full stack web application development paperless contracts at United Signals, 10 Months.
  • Clojure, Clojurescript, Datomic, Malli, Reitit, Pair-Programming
  • Smooth drag-and-drop, frontend performance
  • Integrated third-party APIs, and built a shared schema on frontend and backend.
• Website: https://faster-than-light-memes.xyz/
  • Clojure and Emacs content, screencasts and blog posts
• Unity HotReload
  • A cutting-edge live code reloading tool for unity
  • I worked on the Roslyn / Cecil implementation
  • I made it run on Linux and macOS and needed a deep working knowledge of Unix and .Net
• Developed a top-grossing mobile game with C# / .Net / Unity
  • Cross-functional team, 25+ people, 3+ Million downloads
  • Mobile client and game development, I directly integrated frontends and backends.
  • Mentored junior team members
  • Pair programming, CI/CD
  • Worked with AWS cloud/microservices, IAM, S3, lambda, DynamoDB, Golang, Typescript, GraphQL
  • I build code linters, code quality pipelines (Roslyn) and a Rider plugin (Kotlin, Clojure).
• DevOps, CI, Gitlab, Github
  • docker, Linux containers, Linux servers
  • I build CI pipelines on Gitlab for MobileMinigames and HotReload
  • Configuration as code, observability
• Linux, developer productivity
  • Linux shell, Bash, Babashka, Emacs, Screencasts
  • Unix shell, git, Emacs, rider, vim, Jira, GitHub
• 5 years Lisp: Emacs Lisp, some Scheme, some Common Lisp
• 3 years Clojure:
  • Datomic cloud, datalog, AWS EC2, backends, http-servers, reitit, malli, spec, re-frame, reagent, core.logic, test.check
  • Interested in cutting-edge function programming techniques like logic programming, property-based testing
  • AWS lambda, Holy Lambda, Nbb, Babashka + Babashka ecosystem contributions and community engagement
• Frontend:
  • Expert: CSS, HTML, Javascript, Clojurescript, Scittle, Reagent, React, Re-frame, Performance, Accessibility, Privacy
• Database
  • Datomic 2 years
  • AWS Redshift (SQL), 6 Months (Analytics for Mobile Minigames)
  • PosgressSQL, Redis, DynamoDB (Mobile Minigames)
• Industries
  • Banking - paperless contracts (United Signals, application development)
  • Open source, tooling
    • clj-kondo, nbb, cider, Emacs packages, etc.
    • I had the opportunity to work with Borkdude (clj-kondo, nbb, babashka nrepl).
    • I also contribute to open source projects via bug reports, and blog posts.
  • Mobile Games, blockchain, NFTs
  • Non-profit, charity, NGO
    • Our team is organized volunteers fighting poverty. See Track Record.
  • *AI engineering
• Strong base knowledge of all major topics of biology and neuroscience
  • Molecular biology lab experience, physiology, neurophysiology, biochemistry, etc.
  • Interests: How the brain works, Minskian cognitive architectures, cybernetics, advanced human-computer interfaces
• Self-starter
  • I initiate and bring value to my business by cultivating a feel for what is needed and useful.
  • I choose practicality over elegance and I can disagree and commit.
• Self-taught
  • Textbooks. I am on a never-ending journey of learning and improving my craft.
  • Rich Hickey, Eric Normand, SICP, Paul Graham, Bret Victor, The Primagen etc.

Github:

• Clj-kondo, nbb, babashka nrepl
• workshub/leona contribution (recent), also workshub bugfix,
• Openai-api emacs package (recent),
• Binaural beats (scittle)
• A toy Lisp dialect where the code is JSON
• My webstie (emacs denote notes to html, babashka for the atom feed)
• Cider contributions
• Advent of code
• Toy website (reagent, re-frame)
• A getting started emacs config

Interests: Alternative programming paradigms, relational programming, chemical computing

Availability: Available for remote work. CET.

Location: Berlin area, Germany.

Languages: English: fluent, German: mother tongue. Latin: rudimentary

Recommendations: From my former colleague Milan: LinkedIn Recommendations