Nature lover and sports enthusiast Benjamin is our new Software Engineer

In which function do you work at linkyard and how will your work look like? 

As a software engineer, I develop, test and document code in the various languages of the Linkyard technology stack. Together with my colleagues, I develop technically sensible solutions for our customers' requirements.

The requirements that arise from the business processes are usually mapped using graphical user interfaces and workflows supported by them. My task is to develop the underlying interfaces that supply the user interfaces with data, perform various calculations and realise integrations with third-party systems.

Describe your background.

From 2004 to 2008, I studied computer science and business administration in the dual system. In my diploma thesis I worked on model-driven software development and data storage. 

In 2008, I left the large corporation, in whose IT department I mainly wrote Java code, to gain new experience in smaller companies with a stronger technical focus. From 2011 to 2021, I supported new developments and migrations of existing software landscapes as a freelancer. In addition to Java, Groovy and Spring, I also used Scala, Node.js and Typescript. Along the way, I continued my technological education in various open source projects, tried out new frameworks or programming languages and design patterns, and learned from the code of other developers.

Over time, I went from backend to fullstack developer and have since found my own programming style.

How would you describe yourself in one sentence?

User-friendly with existing blemishes in an incremental process of self-development.

What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

Nature with its many forms and creatures.

Movement in the form of Qi Gong, Taiji, improvisational dance and artistry and some other sports.

Making music and singing.

Why are rainbows round?

Because light of different colours is diffracted differently when passing through drops of water (outside of my working hours, I also have more humorous answers to offer).