Benjamin Nothdurft

Benjamin has a long-term and hands-on experience with introducing, building, running, coaching and speaking about Java, Microservices (including DDD and events), Docker/Containerization, distributed/self-contained systems (SCS) and disruptive technologies.

At day he works as Technical Lead for Cloud Technologies at codecentric AG. At night he hacks on innovative trends like FaaS, Service Meshes, Voice UIs and IoT. At evenings he organizes workshops, talks and code retreats at the Software Crafters Community Jena (Softwerkskammer Jena) and the Java User Group Thüringen, Germany — totaling over 40 events in the past 3 years. On weekends he serves as a board member at the Java aktuell Magazine and at the JavaLand conference — leading the Architecture and Methodology & Culture streams, which also focus on DDD and Microservices.

He also runs Open Data Hackathons as well as Devoxx4Kids events. Regularly he also gives university lectures on OOP, Java, Docker, Git, Project Management and Agile Methodologies. In his leisure time he enjoys road cycling, art and theaters, wine/gin/whiskey tastings and discussions about politics and improving IT organizations.