Computer Science and Media Student

RobinSchmidt

Full-stack developer and working student at IBM.
I build web apps and automate the security work nobody wants to do by hand — based in Stuttgart.

About

I'm Robin, a 23-year-old developer from Germany, currently pursuing my M.Sc. in Computer Science and Media at Stuttgart Media University, where I finished my Bachelor's in February 2026.

For my Bachelor's thesis, "Comparative Analysis of Dependency Management Tools for Automated Vulnerability Remediation in Web Applications", I evaluated tools like Renovate and Dependabot to automate dependency patching at scale.

Alongside my studies, I'm a working student at IBM in Ehningen, focusing on performance evaluation and test automation, measuring how systems hold up under load and catching regressions in CI/CD.

In my spare time, I run an Arch/Wayland setup, dial in dotfiles, and maintain a home server running containerized services for storage and backups. When I build tools, they’re usually small web apps or CLI utilities to solve an itch I had myself.

Experience

IBM

Working Student, Performance Evaluation & Test Automation

Ehningen, Germany / Jun 2026 – Present

Measured and evaluated system performance across different processor architectures on IBM Z, comparing results to identify architectural differences
Hands-on testing with Linux-based tools and applications, using both simulation platforms and real hardware for test execution
Designed, implemented, and operated an automated test pipeline to streamline performance testing

Mercedes-Benz AG

Intern, Fullstack Web Developer

Böblingen, Germany / Sep 2024 – Feb 2025

Full-stack web application development across frontend and backend services
Interface integration with internal systems
Coordination and implementation of the testing phase and release of the web application, in alignment with the requirements of central IT

Education

Hochschule der Medien

M. Sc. Computer Science and Media

Stuttgart, Germany / Mar 2026 – Present

Hochschule der Medien

B. Sc. Computer Science and Media

Stuttgart, Germany / Sep 2022 – Feb 2026