Writing code, maintaining open-source software, solving problems. Also: rock concerts and traveling the world.
Hi, I’m Philipp (@phip1611) — a passionate software engineer in my twenties.
I wrote my first lines of code at 14, but things really took off for me in
2016 during my university years. Since then, I’ve gained several years of
experience as a student software engineer, worked on numerous hobby and
university projects, and transitioned into the professional world.
I actively attend and organize meetups, go to conferences, engage with the community on GitHub and Reddit, and post about things on my blog.
My main areas of interest are low-level programming, kernels, device drivers, and virtualization. On the methodology side, I focus on improving developer productivity — through better tooling, clear documentation, thoughtful refactorings, and developer-friendly workflows. Reproducible and easy-to-use build systems and test setups are an essential step in that direction.
- 🎓 Alma mater: TU Dresden (2015 - 2022): Diplominformatiker (equivalent to a Master's degree)
- 🤓 Employer: Working at Cyberus Technology as Virtualization Engineer
→ Main focus: Virtualization, Linux/KVM, Cloud Hypervisor, Rust, x86, Nix/NixOS - Nix and NixOS-enthusiast (My public NixOS configs)
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