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I am Matthias1, a software engineer and architect based in Montréal, originally from Germany. I currently work at 5 Prime Sciences on the scientific data platform Centromere, which helps scientists in their work to support accelerating drug development to get medicines to patients faster.

I approach engineering with a systems mindset and a strong bias for action. I am comfortable wearing many hats and stay product-focused from idea to delivery.

My work focuses on building reliable systems and turning real-world problems into maintainable software and reusable solutions. I tend to be hands-on and systems-oriented, with a strong focus on automation, code quality, scalability, and long-term maintainability.

Open source is a big part of how I work. I regularly contribute upstream, share what I learn, and document solutions so others (and my future self) can reuse them.

On this site, I share practical technical write-ups: setup guides, debugging notes, migration workflows, and lessons learned from real projects.

When I am not working on tech, you can find me playing table tennis or squash, making and drinking great coffee, and mastering sourdough bread.

  1. About my last name: It is actually written Schöttle. An umlaut seems to be difficult for North Americans to write for some reason and they tend to drop it and just write o. That's incorrect! The alternative spelling (transliteration) for ö is oe. For this reason I usually write Schoettle. â†©