Sebastian Gierlinger is a seasoned engineering leader with 12 years of experience, currently serving as VP of Engineering at Storyblok in Linz, Austria. He blends hands-on back-end and DevOps expertise—evidenced by contributions to the popular TryGhost/Ghost project improving RSS generation, image handling and cache invalidation—with strategic leadership from roles as VP of Developer Experience and former CTO. Holding an MSc in Secure Information Systems, he brings a security-minded approach to building scalable platforms and developer workflows. A former guest lecturer and early-stage co-founder, he’s known for translating operational detail into reliable, developer-friendly products.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Secure Information Systems, Master of Science (MSc), Secure Information Systems at Fachhochschul-Studiengang Oberösterreich
Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:518 commits, 243 PRs, 221 pushes in 4 years
Contributions summary:Sebastian contributed to the back-end functionality by fixing bugs, adding new features, and refactoring existing code. Their work included addressing image handling issues with special characters, modifying the RSS feed to exclude user information, adding cache invalidation headers for specific HTTP requests, and improving the generation of RSS content by including image and link paths. The contributions span multiple files, indicating broad interaction with the project's back-end logic.
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