Oskar Lang

Kufstein, Austria · hi@rxs.to · rxs.to · github.com/rxsto · linkedin.com/in/oskar-lang

Profile

Software engineer and entrepreneur, self-employed since 2018. Co-founded Groovy (16M+ Discord servers, $1M+ revenue) and wrote its original bot at 16. Co-own Hydra (6.1M servers) and built the official SoundCloud and Netflix Discord bots with Jochen Segner.

Experience

HydraCo-owner and engineer

2020 – present

Leveling, welcome and reaction-role bot founded by Jochen Segner, on 6.1M Discord servers.

  • Built most of the hydra.bot web app, including premium subscriptions (Vue, Nuxt)
  • Co-develop the Kotlin backend as its second-largest contributor
  • Lead frontend, infrastructure and the monorepo for the 2026 rebuild (Rust, Kubernetes)

SoundCloudEngineer and project lead (contract)

2021 – present

Official SoundCloud Discord bot, on 667K servers, built and run with Jochen Segner.

  • Manage the project with SoundCloud, including the 2022 launch and the move to OAuth 2.1
  • Lead the web frontend (TypeScript, Nuxt) and co-develop the Kotlin backend
  • Set up and run production in the SoundCloud AWS organization with Terraform

Digital Office 24Software engineer (contract)

Feb 2026 – present

Built the production customer platform alone: HubSpot CRM integration, demo booking, customer area and billing (Bun, Hono, Next.js). Also did its GDPR and consent work.

FinaureTech lead (contract)

Sep 2026 – present

Self-funded digital wealth-management startup by Dr. Jürgen Lange, built AI-first. In the core team, built its independent review program and an implementation-agnostic test lab.

Top.ggSoftware engineer (contract)

Jun 2026 – present

Built frontend features for reviews, ad campaign health, SEO and internationalization (Next.js), plus a signed macOS app for infrastructure status (Electron).

“Hey, Netflix” Discord botSoftware engineer (contract)

2022 – 2023

Built with Jochen Segner for Netflix, credited at HydraBot. 150K+ servers and 250K+ sessions in its first month; billed as the fastest-growing branded app on Discord. 2023 Webby Honoree.

GroovyCo-founder

2018 – 2021

Discord music bot with Nik Ammerlaan; 16M+ servers before YouTube forced it offline.

  • Wrote the original bot at 16 (Python, then Java)
  • Led frontend and monetization as revenue passed $1M

Education

University of PassauComputer Science (no degree)

2020 – 2021

Left after the first semester to focus on my ventures.

Gabelsberger-Gymnasium MainburgAbitur

2020

Volunteering

BUNDjugend BayernCamp leadership team (Leitungsteam)

2022 – present

Member since 2018; co-organize the Zeltlager, its largest yearly camp for children and teens.

Skills

Programming

  • TypeScript
  • Kotlin
  • Java
  • Python
  • Rust
  • Vue
  • Nuxt
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Spring Boot

Infrastructure

  • AWS
  • Terraform
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Google Cloud
  • Cloudflare
  • Postgres
  • Redis

Business

  • client and project management
  • monetization (Stripe, Chargebee)
  • GDPR

AI

  • multi-agent development workflows across machines
  • LLM integration

Languages: German (native), English (fluent)

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