Yannik Schmidt
Senior Developer at Potaris IT
Fürth, Bavaria, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolYannik Schmidt is a Senior Developer and freelance DevOps specialist based in Fürth, Germany, with a decade of experience automating Linux-centric infrastructure and debugging complex systems. He blends hands-on DevOps work during the week with a deep, long-standing enthusiasm for Linux and Python, delivering reliable automation and tooling for clients and employers. His career spans roles from Unix/Linux administration and application development to Java web projects and teaching assistance at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, giving him strong cross-domain experience in both enterprise and research environments. At Potaris IT he focuses on production-grade automation and platform reliability, applying practical engineering to reduce toil. Colleagues appreciate that he pairs pragmatic problem-solving with a developer’s curiosity—often exploring low-level Linux behavior outside work hours to inform better operational designs.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
German, English
Github Skills (83)
saml10
rest-api10
push-notifications10
pubsub10
keycloak10
shortest10
curl10
unreal-engine-49
hugo-theme9
authentication9
device-detection9
oauth2-proxy9
carddav9
ssl9
caldav9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
FAUSheppy/athq-vm-management
Dec 2022 - Mar 2026
Contributions:103 pushes in 3 years 3 months
FAUSheppy/skillbird
Jan 2019 - Dec 2022
Contributions:132 commits, 36 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 11 months
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