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Germany

Berlin, Germany

Fintech | E-commerce | SaaS | Technical Strategy | Engineering LeadershipBuilding the future of selling digital products and innovating entrepreneurship.https://elopage.com/SaaS, Fintech, E-commerce.Series A 32M€+Achievements:- Doubled delivery speed by reorganizing functional teams into smaller cross-functional units for 80+ FTEs (around 10 direct reports), including both in-house and remote teams.- Optimized cloud costs by reducing database expenses by 70%.- Developed a solid technical and product strategy for the international expansion- Full CI/CD integration, reducing automation test runtime from 60 minutes to 15 minutes.- Stabilized the release process, reducing the number of incidents by 300%.- As a public speaker at numerous technical events, I built a strong company brand, which helped us hire more than 30 people within one year (using only our internal talent acquisition team) from companies like Shopify, Solarisbank, Adjust, and Marley Spoon.Other responsibilities:- Scaling technology platforms in a high-growth, scale-up environment (over 70,000 businesses use our platform).- Establishing a strong culture of transparency, diversity, and regular, honest feedback across the department.- Identifying and mitigating potential risks associated with technology development, including technical debt, resource constraints, and regulatory compliance issues.- Creating development handbooks and best practices from scratch across the entire engineering organization.- Responsible for developing robust and scalable system architectures to ensure the company's technology solutions are designed to accommodate growth and adapt to evolving requirements.- Establishing and monitoring KPIs for the engineering team and identifying areas for improvement.- Conducting technical due diligence of external companies for potential acquisitions.- Promoting continuous learning and providing opportunities for training and mentorship.

Berlin, Germany

#Fintech, #Unicorn, #PayLater, #BNPL, #B2B, #PaymentAPI- Shaping the future of Fintech with Pay Later, Payment API, Risks, etc at the hottest payment Unicorn of Europe- Established a strong technical strategy and solid company culture during the acquisition of more than 20 companies and the hypergrowth from 100 to 1000 employees within two years.- Building a strong architecture for the next fintech expansion- Managing the different engineering cross-functional teams across Austria, Germany and other countries (more than 100 FTEs in the structure, around 10 direct reports)- Hiring engineers and scaling the teams- Mentoring engineering leaders and the architects- Create a culture of inclusivity, transparency and openness in the diverse set of engineering teams- Distributes teams across Germany, Austria, Denmark, other countries

Berlin, Germany

- Shaping the future architecture of payments at the hottest payment Unicorn of Europe- Working on the technical strategy for the enterprise architectural vision of the company

Berlin Area, Germany

#Insurtech, #Healthcare, #Animal insurance #Startup, #Zurich, #B2B, #B2C, #SaaS, #AffiliateMarketing- Managing engineering teams, with building from scratch next generation insurance products for dental health. Team consists of Frontend, Backend developers, DevOps, QA Automation engineers, Freelancers, etc.- Representing company from the tech side for the investors- Preparing technical due diligence, which played a big role for acquiring company by Zurich (in the TOP 10 world insurance companies)- Planning budgets for the team and infrastructure- Coaching and mentoring team members, through 1:1s and honest feedback- Building software architecture of the product, developing and applying best code practices for the teams. Continuous code review- Effective management of the remote and in-house teams, using Agile approaches (scrum, kanban, etc)- Building scalable microservices with teams- Building scalable affiliate marketing service- Applying GDPR rules to the services and infrastructure

Berlin

- Managing engineering team, with building job platform from scratch- Hiring new team members- Setting strategy and goals across engineering teams- Creating best practices for teams, continuous code review, code style guides- Representing company from the technical side on different events, pitches- Building microservices with team, based on REST API- Using Agile methodologies to manage team (scrum, kanban, etc)- Developing tech-focused company culture- Building software architecture of the project and main core functionality

Berlin Area, Germany

- Was responsible for the development from scratch of the gaming platform's Core, with traffic, more than one million unique users per day.- Leading several projects, connected with subscriptions, integrations with different APIs, etc.- Developing software architecture of the platform.- Teaching and coaching developers.- Creating best practices for code for development teams.

Berlin, Germany

- Managing engineering team, with building service for students for different universities, from scratch- Hiring new team members- Building software architecture of the project and main core functionality- Creating best practices for teams, continuous code review, code style guides- Using Agile methodologies to manage team (scrum, kanban, etc)- Developing tech-focused company culture

Ukraine, Germany, Denmark, Norway, U.S.

Project LeadershipSpearheaded development teams across multiple sectors, including Logistics, FinTech, Healthcare, and Real Estate, ensuring high-quality deliverables for clients in the US and EU.Client CollaborationWorked as the main technical contact, helping clients understand how their business needs could be turned into technical solutions.Team ManagementManaged and mentored cross-functional engineering teams, fostering a collaborative environment and driving continuous improvement in coding standards and development practices.Technical StrategyDeveloped and executed technical strategies, aligning project goals with the latest industry trends and best practices to optimize performance and scalability.Multi-Project CoordinationSuccessfully balanced multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and maintaining high standards across diverse industries.System ArchitectureDesigned and implemented robust, scalable system architectures tailored to specific industry needs, from secure payment gateways in FinTech to compliance-focused healthcare systems.Code Review & Quality AssuranceLed code reviews and established QA processes, ensuring code quality, security, and adherence to regulatory requirements across all projects.Agile MethodologiesChampioned Agile and Scrum methodologies, improving team productivity, adaptability, and responsiveness to changing project requirements.Technology Stack OptimizationEvaluated and selected the appropriate technology stacks for each project, maximizing efficiency and future-proofing systems.Stakeholder CommunicationProvided clear, regular updates to stakeholders, bridging the gap between technical teams and business leaders to align expectations and deliver value.

The Master Of Computer Science

Deutsch C1, German Language And Literature