Engineering Excellence through Open Source & Consulting.
Developer productivity consultant and co-founder of TestLens. Deep expertise in Gradle, NixOS, and the JVM ecosystem — helping engineering teams ship faster with better tooling and reproducible infrastructure.
Developer Productivity &
Platform Engineering.
I help engineering teams ship faster and with less friction — through better build tooling, reproducible infrastructure, and the expertise to make it stick.
Gradle Build Tool Consulting
Faster builds. Less friction. More confidence.
From build performance and dependency management to Groovy-to-Kotlin DSL migrations and custom plugin development — I help teams get the most out of Gradle.
NixOS Consulting
Reproducible infrastructure from development to production.
Declarative system configuration, reproducible dev environments, Nix packaging, and server management — I help teams adopt and master NixOS and the Nix ecosystem.
Open Source Contributions
I don't just consult on these tools — I help build and maintain them.
Apache Software Foundation
Elected member of the Apache Software Foundation, one of the world's largest open source foundations. Supporting long-term governance and contributing to Apache Commons — a collection of reusable Java components used by millions of developers worldwide.
GradleX
Founded the GradleX organization to fill gaps in the Gradle plugin ecosystem. GradleX provides high-quality, well-maintained plugins that simplify dependency management, build structuring, and Java project conventions — making it easier for teams to adopt Gradle best practices.
nixpkgs — Gradle Package
Maintainer of the Gradle package in nixpkgs, the largest collection of Nix packages. Ensuring that Gradle is available, up-to-date, and correctly configured in the Nix ecosystem — enabling reproducible Java build environments for NixOS users and Nix developers.
@Autoweird.fm
Exploring the intersection of software engineering, productivity, and technical culture with my co-hosts.
@Autoweird.fm
autoweird.fm
Technical Authority Recognized
"Working with Benedikt on an innovative and challenging project was one of the highlights of my career. He is a superb engineer and absolutely reliable in getting things done with high quality as well as appropriate test coverage and documentation. His well-structured approach to investigating problems and managing tasks was crucial to the project and should be an asset to any project he's involved with."
"Benedikt was a tremendous asset to our team – highly motivated, a quick thinker, and absolutely reliable. He quickly grasped complex topics, supported other team members whenever needed, and contributed thoughtful ideas instead of just executing tasks. If you're looking for a dependable and smart developer, he's the one."
"Benedikt and I regularly collaborate on the open-source project GradleX and other initiatives. Working with Benedikt is always efficient and result-oriented. I particularly value his excellent communication skills and his analytical approach to problem-solving. I can vouch for his deep technical expertise in Java, Gradle, and NixOS. Whatever challenge you’re facing in developer productivity, I highly recommend working with Benedikt to solve it."
Ready to modernize your build system?
Five years building developer productivity tooling at Gradle Inc., co-founder of TestLens, and a decade of open source work across the JVM ecosystem. I bring that depth to your project — whether you're migrating to Gradle, optimizing builds, or adopting NixOS for reproducible infrastructure.