Haiko Schol

Go/Python Backend Developer

Haiko Schol
Thailand

Experience

Jul 2020 - Oct 2022
2 years 4 months

Software Engineer

Parity Technologies

Designed, implemented and operated two major projects:

  • Automation for "burn-in testing" using a GitOps approach, integrated with Matrix-based chat for notifications
  • Custom Kusama and Polkadot indexer and frontend for the finance team

Technologies: Go, Rust, TypeScript, Node.js, React.js, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, GCP, AWS, GitLab, Ansible

Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
3 months

Contractor

Zalando SE

Contributed to Kubernetes operators for orchestrating machine learning pipelines that deliver weekly sales & demand forecasts.

Technologies: Python, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, AWS

Oct 2018 - Jun 2019
9 months

Contractor

Metronom GmbH

GCP integration of an internal tool for provisioning cloud infrastructure; similar to Terraform, but with continuous state reconciliation and a git/CI-based workflow for improved collaboration.

Technologies: Go, gRPC, NATS, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, GitLab, Terraform, GCP

Nov 2017 - Sep 2018
11 months

Contractor

HERE Technologies

Contributed to Open Source tools for automating license & copyright compliance workflows.

Technologies: Python, Kotlin

Jan 2016 - Dec 2017
1 year

Contractor & Employee

Orderbird AG/Superscale

  • Maintained HTTP API & backend for a managed WiFi platform built on OpenWRT
  • Ported custom MQTT broker from Elixir to Go

Technologies: Go, PostgreSQL, Redis, MQTT, Docker, Nomad, Terraform, Consul, AWS

Jan 2014 - Dec 2016
3 years

Contractor

MeeLogic Consulting AG

Designed & implemented HTTP API & backend for processing large geo datasets.

Technologies: Python, Tornado, Flask, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ, Puppet, AWS

Summary

Pragmatist with over 20 years of professional software development experience in many mainstream programming languages (with a focus on server-side code) Ability to deliver a complete project, from planning to shipping, as well as working in a team Good communication skills, both towards technical and non-technical audiences

Languages

English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1998 - Jun 2000

Fachhochschule Giessen-Friedberg

Computer Software Engineering

Universiteit Utrecht

C

Universität Osnabrück

Cognitive Science · Computer Science