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Senior Software Engineer at XDEV Software GmbH

Senior Software Engineer at XDEV Software GmbH. As a grateful father of three and a Java developer, I love diving into open-source projects. I'm all about Spring, Quarkus, EclipseStore, AWS, and Kubernetes. It's where I thrive, tinkering and finding ways to make things work better.

Markus and his teams have been working on IDE tools for Java and database development, as well as various open-source projects for 20 years. Markus is CEO and co-founder of MicroStream, the company behind the Eclipse open-source projects EclipseStore, Eclipse Serializer, and RapidClipse IDE. He is also the editor-in-chief for the free JAVAPRO magazine in Germany and the founder and co-organizer of the Java community conference series JCON. He is an independent editor for several magazines, and a speaker at numerous international developer conferences, user groups, and meetups.

Natalie is a co-founder of Vidl Work. She serves as the company’s Chief Visionary Officer and oversees business development, strategy, and innovation. Additionally, she works directly with clients, providing consulting, training, and coaching services. Natalie has an MS in Wellness Promotion, has worked extensively in the fields of individual and team performance, and has 30 years of experience teaching, training, coaching and consulting. She is an industry-recognized Performance Coach, a sought-after keynote speaker, a certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator and a certified coach with the Wellcoaches™ organization. Natalie has worked with numerous large, global organizations such as Johnson & Johnson and Deloitte as well as with the United States Airforce and Department of Defense. Natalie is an expert in the human side of work specifically bringing energy, connection and courage to work.

Peter Verhas is a senior software engineer and architect with an electrical engineering and economics background (MSC and MBA). He created his first programs in 1979 and has since authored several open-source programs. He has worked in several telecommunications and finance industry positions and was the CIO of the start-up index.hu during its early days. Peter is a developer and architect for EPAM Systems in Switzerland, supporting clients, developer training programs, and internal mentoring. Peter is the author of several Java books published by Packt and has a blog https://javax0.github.io You can follow Peter at https://twitter.com/verhas, https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterverhas/, https://github.com/verhas.

Raihan Nismara is a seasoned developer from Indonesia, He has been working as a web developer for more than five years now and has been focusing specialization on the front-end side development. He likes to share things such as knowledge and experience, so he built his own podcast called Codevcast (https://www.youtube.com/@codevcast).

I'm looking for interesting roles in DevRel, Developer Productivity, Security, Software Supply Chain stuff or just plain ol' Java. Experienced JVM and Java Developer, Developer Advocate, DevOps Leader, and Security Champion with expertise in software supply chain security, AI, public speaking, education, and writing. An open-source contributor (Apache, Eclipse, OpenJDK) and developer relations expert. Regular presenter at international conferences on technical topics. Formerly with IBM and RedHat, with extensive experience from operating systems to JVMs to AI. Sci-fi lover, robot builder, and occasional mad scientist. Working with Java since its early days.