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Stuttgart, Bw, De

In a significantly restructured and streamlined Form3, I am leading the Networking team, which now encompasses the responsibilities of my previous teams, focusing on both internal and customer connectivity.

As the Head of Engineering - Platform Connectivity, I demonstrated strong technical skills in architecture and an analytical approach to problem-solving, making me a sought-after team member for connectivity issues. My teams played a crucial role in delivering projects, particularly iterations of our multi-cloud platform, and maintained well-organised and sustainable backlogs, resulting in high performance. My business line comprised two specialized teams and several staff positions.I successfully addressed high turnover in one of my teams, transforming it into a high-functioning unit. Senior team members felt empowered under my leadership, and I effectively managed budgeting and headcount processes. Additionally, I proactively handled personnel issues, working closely with management and the people team.I also took ownership of vendor relationships, especially with critical third-party vendors, ensuring they delivered the expected service.

As a Lead Engineer at Form3, I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of forming a new team with experienced engineers and establishing a process that aligned with our personalities and stakeholder expectations, refining it over time to reduce friction. I excelled at removing blockers for my team, ensuring smooth operations and avoiding single points of dependency. Under my leadership, the team successfully met tight deadlines and developed a clear, well-defined roadmap, enabling us to manage external demands and deliver iteratively. I improved processes with stakeholders, notably enhancing request signing key management, which expedited customer onboarding. I maintained my technical skills by handling essential tasks like certificate rotations and bug fixes.I prioritised team well-being by facilitating role rotation and swaps with other business lines. I introduced the happiness histogram to measure and improve team health, a practice now adopted by other teams. My effective communication skills ensured that I conveyed messages appropriately based on the audience’s technical knowledge.

As a Senior Software Engineer at Form3, I played a key role in the development of our multi-cloud Kubernetes product from its inception. Notably, I designed and implemented Form3’s Kong multi-cloud setup in a seamless, self-service manner, establishing myself as a key resource for customer ingress and egress solutions. Additionally, I secured our connectivity both internally and externally through the use of Cilium Network Policies.Moreover, I collaborated with a cross-functional team to develop the Form3 Career Framework. During my Investment Time, I created an internal tool that efficiently detects drift between the defined and actual states of our Kubernetes clusters.

Metzingen

Inception and technological lead of the HUGO BOSS middleware layer as a product. Spearheading as Product Owner, Scrum Master and architect. Modernising the central omnichannel middleware via microservices. Initiated new technology platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes.Cross departmental technical consulting and leadership as Technical Design Authority, including management of technology portfolios in collaboration with Enterprise Architects.

Stuttgart

Technology lead regarding architecture and implementation of the international moovel iOS app. Build and release management; design of RESTful APIs between mobile applications and backend mircroservices.

Stuttgart Area, Germany

Consulting and development with a focus on mobile solutions.

Böblingen

Consulting and development with a focus on mobile web projects and apps.

Reutlingen Area, Germany

Software Engineering of various iOS apps for iPhone and iPad with a strong focus on reliability, usability, technical flexibility and performance both for the App Store and Enterprise Distribution.Responsibilities range from technical conception, implementation and testing to deployment on a per project basis.Also responsible for internal multi session workshops about mobile software development for various audiences.

Thaught Computer Science to secondary level students and administration of all computer facilities. Main subjects included databases and network technology.Introduced personalized accounts for all students using Active Directory.

Master Of Science, Computer Science

Majored in Intelligent Systems; minored in Project Management

Bachelor Of Science, Media & Communications