Steffen Kühne
Tech Lead (AI Automation Lab, BR Data)
Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolSteffen Kühne is a Tech Lead with 12 years of experience building AI-driven newsroom tools and interactive data journalism products for Bayerischer Rundfunk. He combines hands-on software development in web, cloud and automation with strategic evaluation and implementation of emergent AI formats, enabling automated content generation and newsroom workflows. Previously an interactive news developer and data journalist at Süddeutsche Zeitung, he has deep expertise in data analysis, visualization and storytelling that informs technical decisions. He also teaches workshops on data journalism and digital publishing, translating complex techniques into practical skills for journalists. Based in Bavaria, he blends newsroom instincts with engineering rigor to deliver production-ready systems that make data-driven stories more discoverable and scalable.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichBachelor of Arts (BA), Journalism, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Journalism at Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
English, Portuguese, German
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Github Skills (67)
location-history10
security10
relationship10
heatmap10
compiler10
gatsby10
static-site-generator10
angularjs10
gatsbyjs10
css10
graphql10
react10
javascript9
svg9
leaflet9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
br-data/elasticsearch-frontend
Apr 2017 - Jun 2022
🔍 Web interface for exploring document leaks with Elasticsearch
Contributions:1 release, 71 commits, 13 PRs in 5 years 2 months
elasticsearch
br-data/2017-merkel-nach-zahlen-longread
Mar 2017 - Dec 2022
Contributions:94 commits, 3 pushes in 5 years 10 months
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