Linus Sehn
Full-stack software engineer and system administrator available for freelance work. Currently learning to become a psychoterapist.
About
I'm a generalist with a background in political science, economics, and, most recently, psychology. I'm fascinated by the way technology shapes human experience. When I'm not learning new things, I work as a full-stack software engineer and system administrator.
Experience
Otto Selz InstituteOn-site10h/week
2024 - current
Technical Consultant
Responsible for the internal IT infrastructure and the technical aspects of conducting psychological experiments (e.g. eye tracking).
Free Software Foundation EuropeRemoteFull-time
2021 - 2023
Senior Project Manager & System Administrator
Modernized the FSFE's fully self-owned, free-software infrastructure stack. Implemented new features to internal donation and member management tools. Won the EU Datathon 2022 (25.000€) with the TEDective project. Worked on the REUSE 1.0.0 release.
Stiftung Neue Verantwortung (now Interface)On-Site10h/week
2021 - 2022
Research Assistant
Supported the GUARDINT project by conducting data analysis and developing web-based visualisations.
Federal Foreign OfficeOn-SiteFull-time
Jan 2020 - Apr 2020
Internship
Analysed countries' positions on allowing foreign companies to provide 5G infrastructure using both confidential and open sources.
Free University of BerlinOn-Site12h/week
Aug 2019 - Dec 2019
Research Assistant to Prof. Dr. Lora Anne Viola Ph.D.
Presented a paper at and supported the organisation of the project’s section at the 2019 ECPR Conference and participated in and contributed to the project’s workshop in Krakow hosting some of the leading scholars in the field of surveillance studies.
Education
University of Mannheim
2023 - 2026
BSc in Psychology
FU Berlin, HU Berlin, University of Potsdam
2017 - 2022
MA in International Relations
University of Manchester
2014 - 2017
BA(Hons) in Politics, Philosophy & Economics
Projects
Excortex
exocortex.sehn.dev
My personal zettelkasten and blog, built with Quartz. I use it to improve my thinking.
TypeScript
Non-linear thinking
Zettelkasten
TEDective
tedective.org
Tool to make European public procurement data more accessible and transparent. Won the 2022 EU Datathon.
Public procurement
TypeScript
Next.js
Python
KuzuDB
Graph Analytics