About Me

Senior Software Engineer & iSAQB® Certified Architect specializing in Distributed Engines, Cloud-Native Infrastructure, and AI Automation

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Intro

Senior Software Engineer with extensive experience in Backend Development, Software Architecture, and Cloud-Native applications within the manufacturing and logistics sectors (utilizing Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, Helm). Currently pursuing advanced studies in Economic Studies (FernUni Hagen) to complement a strong technical background in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (M.Eng. & B.Eng. HTWG Konstanz).

Experiences

Career trajectory and engineering experience across enterprise environments

Robert Bosch GmbH

Germany
02/2022 - Present
Senior Software Engineer
Full-Time
07/2025 - Present

Designing industrial Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), managing test governance, and deploying custom AI agents.

  • Designed, developed and documented industrial applications for Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) based on microservices and event-driven architecture with a focus on performance, maintainability, and scalability.
  • Coordinated and managed test management activities, including standardization of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) by unifying CI/CD pipelines and designing module-specific test plans.
  • Achieved 4 hours developer time savings per week by deploying an 'Operator of the Week' AI agent for automated analysis and daily reporting of DevOps metrics.
  • Technical Leadership: Provided technical guidance to the development team on complex technical issues and represented the technical perspective in architectural decision-making with stakeholders.
Software Engineer
Full-Time
02/2022 - 06/2025

Backend software solutions based on .NET and complex software architectures for industrial applications.

  • Developed backend software solutions based on .NET and designed complex software architectures for industrial applications including an orchestration engine and data pipeline engine.
  • Implemented and managed DevOps pipelines and workflows using Azure DevOps, Kubernetes (K8s), and Helm to ensure scalable and reliable deployments across environments (dev, testing, staging, and production).
  • Led the optimization of infrastructure resource consumption by using performance testing and resource consumption monitoring.

Siemens Logistics GmbH

Germany
04/2019 - 09/2021
Master Thesis Student / Intern
Master Thesis
03/2021 - 09/2021

Machine Learning research and edge deployment for industrial process optimization.

  • Researched and implemented Machine Learning models for industrial process optimization.
  • Successfully deployed ML models on Edge and Mobile devices for real-time applications.
Working Student
Working Student
04/2019 - 02/2021

Simulation engine development and automated system testing.

  • Developed a simulation engine for flight and baggage data to validate and demonstrate logistics software capabilities (Java backend and Vue.js frontend).
  • Implemented automated system tests using Robot Framework and managed CI/CD pipelines via Jenkins.

ABB Corporate Research Center

Germany
09/2018 - 02/2019
Intern (FPGA & IIoT Protocols)
Internship
09/2018 - 02/2019

Embedded systems, FPGA softcore integration, and IIoT communication.

  • Integrated FPGA Softcore (RISC-V) and worked on IIoT Field Device Communication protocols such as OPC UA.
  • Facilitated integration with cloud platforms, specifically ABB Ability / Azure.

Mach-Zentrum.de

Germany
08/2017 - 08/2018
Working Student (Embedded & IoT)
Working Student
08/2017 - 08/2018

Mobile applications for Android devices interfacing with sensors.

  • Embedded Systems and IoT: Developed mobile applications for Android Devices with Bluetooth interface to sensors.

Education & Academic Degrees

2024 - Present

Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Economic Studies

FernUniversität Hagen

Focus: Market Integration, Production Systems & Strategic Management

2020 - 2021

Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Electrical Systems

HTWG Konstanz (Hochschule Konstanz)

Focus: Adaptive Systems, Machine Learning, Embedded Systems & Industrial IoT

2016 - 2020

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Electrical Engineering & IT

HTWG Konstanz (Hochschule Konstanz)

Focus: Control systems, automation & software engineering

Certifications & Badges

iSAQB® CPSA-F

Certified Professional for Software Architecture

International standard for foundation-level software architecture design & governance.

iSAQB®

iSAQB® Advanced Module

Web-native Software Architecture

Advanced architecture patterns for distributed, scalable web-native architectures.

iSAQB® Advanced

SAFe® 5 Practitioner

Scaled Agile Framework Certification

Scaled Agile framework certification for enterprise-level lean-agile alignment and PI planning.

Scaled Agile

Technical Expertise & Core Stack

Core programming languages, cloud platforms, database operations, AI frameworks, and engineering methodologies.