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# Mara Kiefer
Research engineer at GitHub automating repository maintenance with agentic workflows.

## About

Mara Kiefer builds developer tools as a senior research engineer at GitHub. She focuses on turning repetitive repository maintenance into smart automation, an approach shaped by her background in both the natural sciences and the software industry.

She teaches teams how to create repository assistants that identify high-impact work and propose fixes. Her recent workshops break down how to construct agentic workflows using Markdown and GitHub Actions, putting open source projects on autopilot without sacrificing reliability.



## Past Sessions

### World Congress 2026 Europe · July 8, 2026
Berlin, Germany
- [Level Up Your Automation with GitHub Agentic Workflows](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1460-level-up-your) · 120 min




## Links

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mara-nikola-kiefer/)