Sebastian Illing
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Sebastian is a talented and passionate full-stack developer focused on back-end and API development. He has years of experience working with different programming languages and web frameworks. Coming from a startup environment, Sebastian strives to be result-oriented and quality-driven.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
GitHub, PyCharm
The most amazing...
...full-stack web app I've built is a climate data evaluation framework that has been implemented at various international research institutes.
Work Experience
Senior Back-end Developer
Kraken
- Developed multiple microservices in Python and Go.
- Built real-time data processing pipelines using Python and Argo Workflows.
- Implemented reporting service in Django and Python.
Co-founder | CIO
Alpaca Technology, Inc (Exit)
- Recruited tech and non-tech employees. Scaled team to 17 employees.
- Architected, designed, and implemented the back- and front-end, including the inventory integration pipeline, using apartment matching algorithms and several Django-based microservices.
- Set up and maintained cloud infrastructure (AWS) and CI/CD pipeline.
Lead Developer
Freie Universität Berlin
- Headed the technical development for INTEGRATION (a sub-project of the nationwide, government-funded research initiative MiKlip, the decadal climate prediction project).
- Conceptualized and aided in the technical realization of a central evaluation system for decadal climate predictions ("FREVA"), which has been implemented internationally at various research institutes.
- Programmed the Django-based website to access the evaluation system running on a high-performance computer through the web (https://www-miklip.dkrz.de).
Full-Stack Engineer (Django/React)
Findsy (via Toptal)
- Integrated Dropbox API v2 including authentication into a Django back-end.
- Implemented the asynchronous syncing of a Dropbox folder using Celery and Redis.
- Developed an asynchronous image search using different third party APIs and Celery.
- Developed a REST API based on the Django REST framework.
- Developed a single page front-end using React.js and Redux.
Co-Founder
WGcast GmbH
- Created the foundation for a real estate platform for students (www.wg-cast.de).
- Conceptualized and programmed the website.
- Developed the back-end using Django and Django REST.
Experience
Cleverflight GmbH
Interpreteer
Skills
Languages
Python, PHP, Bash, R, JavaScript, Solidity, C++, Go
Frameworks
Redux, Django REST Framework, Django, Bootstrap 3, Zend Framework, Truffle, Express.js
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js, Web3.js, jQuery UI, jQuery
Tools
PyCharm, Git, GitHub, Apache, Apache Solr, WebStorm, Celery, Webpack, Jenkins, MATLAB
Paradigms
Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Test-driven Development (TDD), MEAN Stack, Behavior-driven Development (BDD), Microservices
Platforms
AWS Lambda, Linux, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Blockchain
Storage
PostgreSQL, PostGIS, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis
Other
Ethers.js
Education
Ph.D. in Climate Modeling & Meteorology
Freie Universität Berlin - Berlin, Germany
Diploma in Physics
University Heidelberg - Heidelberg, Germany
Certifications
Redis Certified Developer
Redis SG
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Amazon Web Services
Blockchain Developer Nanodegree
Udacity
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