christophthiel

christophbuilds weird
little tools. on purpose.

full-stack developer from berlin. typescript, react, next.js, python, fastapi, postgres, docker. solo lead of an internal platform. co-founder of an e-commerce company. runs an seo-driven community platform on the side.

based · berlin, de
looking for · junior full-stack roles
currently · application developer @ pro gamers group
scroll if curious
i. the work

a few things that work.

01
texturepack.be
next.js·postgres·discord.js·docker
texture pack platform with 40k monthly visitors, 850+ packs, and an 800-member discord. built solo: next.js 16 gallery with full-text search and server-side rendering, discord.js bot that auto-converts java packs to bedrock (30+ step sharp/libvips pipeline), and ranking-grade seo driving organic growth. one server, one dev, zero investors.
live
since '25
02
unwreq
discord.js·blender·python·youtube api·sharp
the automated layer behind texturepack.be. forward a java pack link in discord and the bot handles the rest: 34-step conversion to bedrock, 3d thumbnail via headless blender, showcase video render, database upload, and scheduled youtube publish. one message in, everything else runs on its own.
34
pipeline steps
03
innova platform
next.js·fastapi·mssql·nginx·docker
internal multi-tool platform with 15 live modules across compliance, marketing, support, and sales. solo lead dev since nov 2024. full-stack: next.js 15 (app router) + fastapi + mssql + redis, containerized with docker, proxied through nginx. cookie-based jwt auth, granular rbac (users → roles → permissions), i18n (de/en), dark/light theming. built forecasting tools for demand planning. handled security incidents including forensics and system hardening.
solo
lead dev
04
snuband
shopify·liquid·next.js·postgres
e-commerce with 300+ shipped orders, police k9 units as customers. solo-owned storefront (shopify + custom next.js frontend), seo, and compliance. optimized customer acquisition through cross-linking and position grabbing. ux design work to shape buyer behaviour. not a joke.
live
ug since '25
ii. the person

about, briefly.

i’m christoph. fullstack dev, 1.5+ years in production, solo lead of an internal multi-tool platform at pro gamers group. co-founded a pet supplies e-commerce company. on the side i run an seo-driven community platform with organic traffic.

end-to-end ownership from design to deployment. i don’t ship things to have them on a resume. if it doesn’t offer actual value to someone, i’m not interested. things with a real use case, real users, and real traction.

deep in the ai rabbit hole. following releases, tooling shifts, and research. less hype, more signal.

iii. the weird bits

things that don’t fit on a cv.

/ i

ex-competitive swimmer

did leistungsschwimmen as a kid. 5am starts, staring at a black line for hours. it teaches you one thing about work: just show up and repeat. later i coached swimming too, now i’m into cycling. the lesson stays the same. the people who keep going and don’t get rattled are the ones who eventually win.

/ ii

gaming enthusiast

i play a lot of games across genres. the communities can be rough, but that actually transfers: you learn to handle frustrated people. getting a heated voice chat back on track is not that different from defusing a tense conversation at work. turns out de-escalation is a skill you can practice in matchmaking.

/ iii

the incidents

handled multiple security incidents at work. outside attacks, compromised packages (next.js, the axios hack), forensics, trust & safety calls. nothing teaches you a stack like watching it break at 2am and having to trace what went wrong. learned more about linux internals from those nights than from a year of tutorials.

iv. the ask

let’s talk.

looking for
junior full-stack
roles.

looking for fullstack roles. web is home turf, but i’m comfortable across the stack. experienced with typescript, react, next.js, python, fastapi, postgres, docker, claude api, openai, mcp. remote-de or hybrid in berlin.