Michael Schneider

IT consultant

DevOps, Software Development, Software Architecture

About Me

I help small to medium sized companies to elevate their software development practices to the next level.

Whether you’re looking to optimize your system architecture, streamline DevOps processes, or implement cutting-edge technologies, I provide tailored solutions that align with your business goals.

I am fluent in English and German.

Let’s work together! Allow me to solve your hardest problems, so you can focus on what matters most: Growing your business.

Here are a few technologies I've been working with recently:
  • Haskell
  • Nix/NixOS
  • Rust
  • Bash
  • Python

Experience

Selfemployed - IT Consultant
Jan 2024 – Today
I am currently working as self employed software consultant.
NixOS Trainer - Nixcademy
Aug 2024 – Today
  • Training developers of all ranks to become proficient with Nix
  • Designed several lectures from ground up
DevOps Engineer - Supercede Technology Ltd
Jan 2024 – Today
  • Maintaining a dozen application deployments, from internal testing to production
  • Migrated to a new state-of-the-art deployment mechanism supporting automatic deployment of every Git commit in seconds
  • Improved project wide code quality by implementing and standardizing the use of automated linting & formatting tools
Software engineer - Cyberus Technology GmbH
May 2021 – Oct 2023
  • Designed and implemented a Hardware-as-a-Service platform from ground up
  • Developed a gadget that provides a REST-API for out-of-band hardware automation
  • Several significant contributions to the internal hardware-in-the-loop testing solution
Student Software Engineer - Cancer Registry Northrhine Westfalia gGmbH
Aug 2017 – Dec 2019
  • Full stack development with Java EE, PostgreSQL, JavaFX, UI tests with Selenium.
  • Implemented generic UI framework that derives a filter UI for any given database entity, making thousands of lines of UI code obsolete

Education

2018 - 2021
Master of Science in Computer Science (1.6)
University of Applied Sciences Münster
Masterthesis: Design and implementation of a REST service for out-of-band hardware access
2014 - 2018
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (2.3)
University of Applied Sciences Münster
Bachelorthesis: Development of a reporter monitoring software

Get in Touch

My inbox is always open. Whether you have a question or just want to say hi, I’ll try my best to get back to you!