Vinny Gschwend

Vinny Gschwend

Mentor
5.0
(7 reviews)
US$20.00
For every 15 mins
14
Sessions/Jobs
ABOUT ME
Lead/Senior Software engineer with more than 10 years of experience
Lead/Senior Software engineer with more than 10 years of experience

I’m a Software Engineer at heart, especially when it comes to crafting cloud-native microservices and pushing for seamless optimizations. My approach is grounded in empathy, focusing on what customers really need while designing reliable, scalable solutions. I love turning complex challenges into intuitive, human-centered experiences that make a real impact.

Let’s build something incredible together!

French, English
Paris (+02:00)
Joined June 2018
EXPERTISE
8 years experience
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REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS

5.0
(7 reviews)
Jim
Jim
April 2019
Vince does a fine job describing the subject matter and when we veer into topics he isn't so familiar with.
Jim
Jim
March 2019
Vince is great. He is patient, friendly and upbeat. We got hung up on some tech. glitches but figured it out eventually. I appreciate how wide ranging Vince's knowledge is across the subject.
Noam C
Noam C
March 2019
Thank you Vince! Vince is a very professional and pleasant instructor, I really enjoyed our session.
Removed User
Removed User
February 2019
A session was super quick but he made sure I understand everything. Highly recommended!
Max Bourque
Max Bourque
October 2018
Great guy. Really cool and understanding of project specs. Highly recommend if you get the chance to work with him.
SOCIAL PRESENCE
GitHub
ffw
A dead simple tool to rename your files for smooth web access!
Go
2
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sample-networking
Go
1
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EMPLOYMENTS
Senior Software Engineer
Docker
2023-10-01-2025-02-01

Helped the team reach a 99% stability rate for core Docker Desktop services written in Go.

Improved testing culture across the t...

Helped the team reach a 99% stability rate for core Docker Desktop services written in Go.

Improved testing culture across the team: wrote internal guides, added tooling, and made it easier for others to write solid tests.

Worked on simplifying and improving how Go was used across the project.

Fixed long-standing issues that affected thousands of MacOS users, significantly reduced support tickets and GitHub issues.

Delivered major features across Mac, Windows, and Linux, like cloud account support, new settings pages, and installers.

Led support for Docker Desktop on Homebrew and helped speed up release adoption. Improved internal workflows so other teams could contribute more easily.

Added better environment checks to prevent user-side errors before they happened.

Led and contributed to the developmentof improved, less intrusive integrity checks for customers.

HTML/CSS
IPC
React
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HTML/CSS
IPC
React
Concurrent Programming
Leadership
Windows Application
Electron.js
Go
macOS
Advocacy
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Senior software Engineer - part time EM
Improbable (Skyral)
2022-01-01-2023-10-01

Most of the work there was confidential, however I can share that my work was heavily focused on managing and deploying Kubernetes and...

Most of the work there was confidential, however I can share that my work was heavily focused on managing and deploying Kubernetes and developping Kubernetes operator in GO

Role phased out during internal restructuring

Python
Docker
Google Cloud Platform
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Python
Docker
Google Cloud Platform
OpenShift
Kubernetes
Terraform
Infrastructure as Code
API Gateway
Prometheus
CI/CD
NATS
Go
GitHub Actions
Argo CD
Kubernetes Operator
DevOps
Backstage
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Lead Software Engineer
Codelitt
2019-04-01-2021-12-01

I've lead team from 2 to 10 people to successfully build and scale applications for our customers, we have built a CMS, a streami...

I've lead team from 2 to 10 people to successfully build and scale applications for our customers, we have built a CMS, a streaming platform and a real estate platform during my time there. Everything was microservice oriented and event driven. Plus I was member of the technical board to lead decision with the CTO for the company for the middle and long term company strategies

Azure
GitHub
React
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Azure
GitHub
React
React Native
GraphQL
Serverless
CI/CD
Go
Vue.js
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PROJECTS
Actor Model Go libraryView Project
2025
Action is a lightweight actor model library for Go that simplifies concurrency by encapsulating state and message handling within actors....
Action is a lightweight actor model library for Go that simplifies concurrency by encapsulating state and message handling within actors. This approach improves code maintainability and safety in high-concurrency scenarios.
Concurrent Programming
Go
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Concurrent Programming
Go
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