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Heyo, I'm Ben!

FULLSTACK DEVELOPER

AND LIGHTING TECH

Hamburg-based fullstack developer focused on cloud-native micro services, high-availability systems and modern web applications — plus event technician work with a focus on lighting and lasers.

About me

Two worlds. One workflow.

I work at the intersection of software engineering and live production technology in Hamburg, Germany. On the software side, I build scalable backend and fullstack applications with cloud-native and micro service architecture.

On the event side, I program lighting systems, operate laser-ready workflows and support show-critical infrastructure with a focus on precision, reliability and speed.

Primary Focus

Cloud-Native Engineering

Live Domain

Lighting & Laser Show Technology

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Developer Skills

Cloud-native engineering for real production systems.

Full-stack development focused on TypeScript, Go, Node.js and microservices architecture. Strong in cloud native infrastructure, API integrations, CI/CD delivery, observability, compliance, and scalable backend systems.

Core strengths

Cloud Native & Microservices

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Cloud Native

Designs and ships cloud-native systems built for high availability, rapid iteration and reliable production operations.

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Microservices

Builds service-oriented backend platforms with clear domain boundaries, event-driven communication and operational resilience.

Programming Languages

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TypeScript

Expert-level TypeScript for scalable web applications, API platforms and long-term maintainable codebases.

Programming Languages

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Go

Expert in Go for high-performance backend services, concurrent workers and infrastructure-focused tooling.

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Cloud Native & Microservices

Cloud-native software engineering with production-ready microservices, resilient APIs and scalable infrastructure patterns. Targeting High Availability using Kuberntes.

  • Cloud Native
  • Microservices
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS
  • Networking / Ingress / Routing
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • Cloudflare KV
  • Cloudflare WAF
  • Cloudflare One / Zero Trust
  • Temporal.io Workflow Orchestration

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Programming Languages

Polyglot backend and frontend development with strong expertise in TypeScript, Go and JavaScript.

  • TypeScript
  • Go
  • Node.js
  • JavaScript
  • Rust
  • Java
  • C
  • x86 Assembler
  • Python (currently ramping up)
  • C++ (currently ramping up)
  • Regex

03

Frameworks, APIs & Integrations

Full-stack product development with modern frontend frameworks, robust backend frameworks and platform integrations.

  • Express
  • Discord API
  • Meta API
  • Twitch API
  • Google APIs
  • YouTube APIs
  • Payment Integrations (Paddle, Stripe)
  • React
  • Svelte / SvelteKit
  • CSS / Sass
  • Tailwind / Bootstrap
  • Capacitator

04

Data, Messaging & Observability

Data-intensive systems with reliable persistence, asynchronous messaging and deep observability for production operations.

  • MongoDB
  • PostgreSQL
  • InfluxDB
  • Redis
  • Kafka
  • RabbitMQ
  • MQTT
  • Grafana
  • Prometheus
  • VictoriaMetrics

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Delivery, Security & Compliance

Production delivery pipelines with strong software quality standards, security posture and privacy/compliance awareness.

  • Git
  • CI/CD
  • GitHub Actions
  • Build & Release Pipelines
  • GDPR / DSGVO / Compliance
  • ISO 27001 Familiarity