About Me
Christian Hopf
My journey in software engineering started during my trainee program as a software developer, where I developed warehouse management software for intralogistics using Java and Swing. I then transitioned to web development, building applications with .NET Framework (later .NET Core) and ASP.NET. Over the years, I created single-page applications using Durandal, Knockout, and Aurelia, and led the development of a call center ticketing system with AI-based classification. As technical team lead, I guided the team for many years while simultaneously establishing and leading a DevOps Kubernetes team from 2020, responsible for operating and hosting all company applications.
Since 2022, I’ve been a nerd at Nerdware, working as Lead Software Engineer and Business Unit Lead for a larger development team. I’m currently working on enterprise HR software (AWS, .NET Core microservices, Angular, Storybook) and an AI agent platform for a major German customer.
Skills
- Languages: TypeScript, Java, C#, Go, Python
- Frameworks: Aurelia, Angular, ASP.NET, Entity Framework, Gorm, Gin, Storybook, Nest.js, Terraform, AWS CDK, XGBoost, …
- Tools/Hosting: Docker, Kubernetes, Keycloak, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Prometheus, Grafana, Cert-Manager, External Secrets, AWS, Hetzner Cloud, …
- Focus: Web-Development, Cloud Native, Cloud-Hosting, AI, Leadership
Certifications
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
Open Source Projects
sbom-operator
Catalogue all images of a Kubernetes cluster to multiple targets with Syft.
vulnerability-operator
Scans SBOMs for vulnerabilities with Grype.
aurelia-knockout
Aurelia plugin that enables the usage of Knockout bindings alongside Aurelia.
cache-bust-loader
Webpack loader to enable cache-busting with query parameters.
access-manager
Kubernetes operator to simplify RBAC configurations.
Contact
- Email: git@ckotzbauer.de
- GitHub: github.com/ckotzbauer
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/christian-hopf-84b3462b2/