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title: "Wolfgang Silbermayr M.Sc."
description: "Software Engineer @ Einzelunternehmen"
url: https://vutuv.de/silwol
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# Wolfgang Silbermayr M.Sc.

Self-employed #rust software developer. Prefers #copyleft. Uses #foss.

Developing software in #Rust since 2015.

Software Engineer @ Einzelunternehmen

- First Name: Wolfgang

- Last Name: Silbermayr

- Suffix: M.Sc.

- Nickname: silwol

- Employment status: Open to offers

- Preferred workplace: Remote

- Fediverse: @silwol@vutuv.de

- Followers: 3

- Following: 13

- Connections: 3

## Tags

- [debian](https://vutuv.de/tags/debian) (0 endorsements)

- [Linux](https://vutuv.de/tags/linux) (0 endorsements)

- [open source](https://vutuv.de/tags/open_source) (0 endorsements)

- [Rust](https://vutuv.de/tags/rust) (0 endorsements)

- [Tanzen](https://vutuv.de/tags/tanzen) (0 endorsements)

## Experience

- Software Developer @ Politik im Blick (Verein) [Volunteering & hobbies] (2025-09 – today): Building software for government transparency at the regional politics level.

  https://politik-im-blick.at/

- Software Engineer @ Einzelunternehmen [Freelance / Self-employed] (2022-06 – today): Open Source stuff and Rust

- Regular visitor @ VALUG [Volunteering & hobbies] (2001 – today): Co-founder and regular of the Voralpen Linux User Group

  https://valug.at/

- Lead Software Developer @ OpenTalk [Freelance / Self-employed] (2022-09 – 2026-08)

- Software Developer @ Fronius (2020-06 – 2022-05): C++ development and Yocto maintenance.

- Software Developer @ Xell GmbH (2013-06 – 2020-03): Development of C++ and Rust software running on material testing machines.

- Software Developer @ PTI Paper Testing Instruments GmbH (2009-10 – 2013-05): C# development of software interfacing with material testing machines over RS232 and other communication interfaces.

## Education

- Master of Science, Fachhochschule Hagenberg (2007-09 – 2009-06): Embedded Systems Design — Additional activities and societies: Tutor in Software Engineering, Organizer of the local Linux User Group.

- Bachelor of Science, Fachhochschule Hagenberg (2004-09 – 2009-06): Hardware/Software Systems Engineering

## Languages

- German: Native (Preferred contact language)

- English: C1

## Links

- [Homepage](https://silwol.net)

## Profiles

- [Mastodon](https://chaos.social/@silwol)

## Messengers

- Matrix: [@silwol:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/@silwol:matrix.org)

- Signal: <https://signal.me/#eu/Q4zLrui5A1AQaYM1IrKr1eXh3tVfNaDmCW8F866gVwDRPxSq-khIhJVMyT8oKbzy>

## Addresses

- Privat: 4653, Eberstalzell, Austria

## Posts (2 total)

- 2026-09-28: [Ah ok, das erklärt dass es bereits einen sehr hohen Reifegrad sowohl in den Features als auch in der Usability hat. Und ich habe mich schon gefragt wie das so schnell auf diesen Stand gekommen ist, da](https://vutuv.de/silwol/posts/01a0e74f-a0c1-76e1-abf0-86d24626c831)