Benjamin Lindner
Platform Engineering Manager
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolBenjamin Lindner is a Senior Software Engineer based in Munich with seven years of experience delivering full-stack and mobile solutions across startups and consultancy engagements. He blends hands-on implementation in the Java and .NET ecosystems with a focus on software design, domain-driven design, and architecture, often leading teams to ship pragmatic, well-structured systems. At SAP and previously as a senior lead at Zühlke, he has guided cross-functional teams through complex projects while staying deeply involved in code and CI/CD practices. An active open-source contributor to the Kyma project, he has improved integration and fast-integration test infrastructure, k3d provisioning, and observability stacks—work that underscores his DevOps and backend strengths. Colleagues describe him as goal-oriented and committed to craftsmanship, able to translate architectural principles into dependable pipelines and test automation. Born and raised in Munich, he pairs local roots with a track record of modern cloud-native engineering and practical infrastructure improvements.
7 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Informatik, Bachelor of Science - BS Informatik at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Github Skills (15)
cd10
automation10
github-ci10
bash10
automations10
docker10
kubernetes10
cloud-native10
githubaction-workflow10
dockers10
cicd10
kubernetes-pods10
gcp9
testing9
go7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
kyma-project/kyma
Jul 2021 - Dec 2022
Kyma is an opinionated set of Kubernetes-based modular building blocks, including all necessary capabilities to develop and run enterprise-grade cloud-native applications.
Role in this project:
Back-end & DevOps Engineer
Back-end & DevOps EngineerContributions:184 reviews, 66 commits, 105 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Benjamin's contributions primarily focus on improving the Kyma project's integration and testing infrastructure. They implemented checks for existing Kyma installations within fast-integration tests to prepare for pipeline provisioning. Their work also involved refactoring tests, removing installer steps and dependencies, and adjusting test configurations to align with default app-connectivity settings. Furthermore, the user addressed issues related to observability, Prometheus, and Grafana, upgrading dependencies and adjusting test configurations.
cloud-nativekuberneteskymaknative
kyma-project/test-infra
Aug 2021 - Nov 2022
Role in this project:DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:44 reviews, 32 commits, 108 PRs in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Benjamin primarily focuses on improving the test infrastructure of the `kyma-project/test-infra` repository. They added and configured k3d for fast-integration tests, modifying scripts for provisioning and deployment. The user also updated the custom image build process and CI/CD pipelines to align with the changes, ensuring seamless integration and testing of Kyma. Furthermore, they refactored and adapted testing jobs, including migration scripts and test configurations, to ensure the continuous integration and delivery of the project.
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