Developer Productivity Consultant
Benedikt Ritter
I’m passionate about helping development teams achieve their best work by streamlining workflows and reducing friction. With deep technical expertise in development tools, infrastructure, and automation, I deliver tailored solutions that drive efficiency and innovation.
Testimonials
Don't just take my word for it. I could tell you I'm a passionate and reliable software developer—but it's much more meaningful to hear from the people I've worked with directly. These are real quotes from collaborators, teammates, and clients who’ve seen my work and impact up close.
“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.”
Marc Philipp - JUnit Project Lead
“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.”
Torsten Schlichting - Head of Product Management at GBTEC Software AG
“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.”
Jendrik Johannes - Trainer and Consultant for Software Build Automation with Gradle
Services
These are the Developer Productivity services I offer to help teams work more efficiently and effectively. If none of these services align with your needs, I am also available for software development projects, where I excel as a strong individual contributor. I can deliver features end-to-end, from gathering requirements and designing solutions to building architectures, implementing code, testing, and ensuring smooth delivery.
Experience
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Developer Productivity Consultant
Self employed
2024 - present
As an independent Developer Productivity consultant, I specialize in optimizing development processes to enhance team efficiency, collaboration, and overall performance. With extensive experience working on the Java platform, Gradle, and NixOS, I have a proven track record of implementing streamlined workflows, automating complex tasks, and improving build and deployment pipelines. I use a data-driven approach to assess key productivity metrics, identify areas for improvement, and implement tailored solutions that align development efforts with business goals. My deep technical knowledge allows me to deliver scalable solutions that reduce friction and foster a more productive development environment.
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Lead Software Engineer
Gradle Inc.
2019 - 2024
Started as a product engineer working on a product to drastically improve build times for Apache Maven™ by implementing a build cache as well as test distribution. Lateron I led the developer productivity team and delivered numerous productivity improvements for an engineering team of 70 people.
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IT Consultant
codecentric AG
2013 - 2018
Consulting customers from different sectors in agile software development and clean coding practices. Delivered multiple projects end to end.
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Software Engineer
GBTEC Software + Consulting AG
2011 - 2013
Worked as a product engineer on an Eclipse RCP-based tool for modeling business processes.
Education
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Information Systems Research, M.Sc.
University Duisburg-Essen
2009 - 2011
Focused on software engineering and business process modeling. Wrote master thesis about modeling of business process variants.
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Information Systems Research, B.Sc.
University Duisburg-Essen
2006 - 2009
Attended classes about software engineering as well as economics. Wrote bachelor thesis about business process model transformations.