Lars Gohlke
DevOps-minded Fullstack Developer Coach at DB Systel GmbH
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolLars Gohlke is a DevOps-minded fullstack developer coach based in Berlin with 13 years of experience building product-centric, quality-focused software. He blends hands-on Spring/Java development, DevOps practices and coaching to help teams deliver maintainable systems and improve engineering culture. Lars has led teams and internal communities at companies like idealo and ImmobilienScout24 and currently drives developer enablement at DB Systel. An active open-source contributor, he has improved backend robustness and refactored code in notable projects like Syncthing and the Pitest mutation-testing tool. Known for rooting decisions in outcomes and clean code, he pairs deep technical craft with a practical bias toward continuous improvement.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma (German Degree, between Bachelor and Master), Computer Science, A, Diploma (German Degree, between Bachelor and Master), Computer Science, A at Fachhochschule Brandenburg
English, German, French
Github Skills (13)
maven10
javas10
mutation-testing10
junit10
go10
back-end-development10
testng10
java10
synchronization10
p2p10
testing10
coverage9
vendoring9
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
syncthing/syncthing
Jun 2015 - Jan 2018
Open Source Continuous File Synchronization
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:38 commits, 43 PRs, 14 pushes in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Lars's contributions primarily focused on the Syncthing backend. They addressed issues related to code paths and dependencies, specifically correcting paths after the change to Go1.5+ vendoring and removing dead code. The user also updated the GUI by replacing wiki links with links to the new documentation. Their work involved refactoring code to simplify it and improve the overall structure of the project.
synchronizationfile-synchronizationp2pcontinuouspeer-to-peer
hcoles/pitest
Jan 2015 - May 2015
State of the art mutation testing system for the JVM
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & QA Engineer/Test Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & QA Engineer/Test Automation EngineerContributions:37 commits, 13 PRs, 56 comments in 4 months
Contributions summary:Lars primarily focused on enhancing the project's testing infrastructure and fixing identified issues. Contributions included refactoring existing code, adding environment variable configuration, and improving test coverage within the Maven plugin. The user also addressed specific bugs related to test execution and configuration, ensuring the robustness and reliability of the mutation testing process. Further contributions included refactoring the Java process code for better maintainability.
jvmmutation-testingmutation-analysiscoveragejunit
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