About

It’s not about ideas, it’s about making ideas happen.

About Me

I'm Florian Bellmann, currently based in Munich. Originally from a town close to Cologne. I work as an engineering manager and lead full-stack developer at Motius GmbH. I am a twin dad, married, passionate yogi and like plant-based foods. In the chaos of parenthood and a busy work life, I find peace through meditation and mindfulness. I read a lot and utilize writing as a tool to structure my mind as well as share my experiences.

When not immersed in family activities, the world of technology or exploring the realms of the mind, you'll find me on the volleyball court.

In my leisure time, I love coding side-projects and tinkering with my Raspberry Pis. Even planning to run a cluster soon ❤️.

My favorite tech stack at the moment is rust, TypeScript + Next.js and python.

Workflow & Tools

I use Neovim by the way. It's at the core of my workflow and my personalised development environment (PDE) is built around it. I'm a big fan of the command line and love to build my own tools.

My daily driver is MacOS, though I choose Linux for my servers and Raspberry Pis.

Other tools I like include:
WezTerm, Gitlab, Lazygit, nnn, Slack, Obsidian and Trello (for which I built my own automation plugin).

Technical Writing

Published Blog Post: "You Are Never Taught How to Build Quality Software"

• Achieved 592 points and 485 comments on Hacker News, reaching the front page.
• Sparked extensive discussions on software quality education and industry practices.

Work experience

I've been on a journey of building software and managing projects since 2012.

Motius, Munich, Germany

empower, Cologne, Germany

I-D Media AG, Cologne, Germany

For a detailed overview of my work experience, please visit my LinkedIn profile.

Education

University of Applied Sciences, Cologne

Georg-Simon-Ohm Professional School, Cologne

Time abroad

New Zealand & Australia