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Description

I am an experienced hands-on Software Architect with extensive experience in designing and implementing scalable, enterprise-wide software systems across various industries and company sizes – from international corporations to high-growth organizations. In addition to my architectural responsibilities, I have a strong software engineering background and continue to be actively involved in coding, with a deep understanding of diverse technology stacks and modern, cloud-native platforms. I have designed and implemented complex, data-intensive, and business-critical applications, often within highly integrated IT landscapes. My involvement includes extensive transformation and development projects for clients such as Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Telefónica, working closely with interdisciplinary teams as well as business and management stakeholders.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
German
Fluent
French
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Heidelberg (up to 50km), Frankfurt am Main (up to 50km), Stuttgart (up to 50km), Mannheim (up to 50km), Karlsruhe (up to 50km)

Prinkipia GmbH
Chief Software Architect
DIGITAL AND IT
February 2025 - Today (1 year and 4 months)
Heidelberg, Germany
Project: Enterprise Agentic AI Platform

Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Python, LangChain, LangGraph, Pydantic, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, Databricks, Kafka, n8n, Solidity

Architecture & Implementation: Conception and development of the core framework for an Agentic AI platform utilizing LangChain and n8n for complex workflow automation.
Cloud Infrastructure: Development of scalable deployment strategies on AWS and Azure using Kubernetes.
Data Engineering: Integration of Databricks, Apache Spark, and Kafka to support highly scalable AI data processes.
Java Spring boot Langchain Pydantic LangGraph
Cariad SE - A Volkswagen Group Company
Senior Software Architect
AUTOMOBILE
August 2022 - November 2025 (3 years and 3 months)
Ingolstadt, Germany
Project: Cloud Platform for Device Management (Automotive)

Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Golang, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, Kafka, REST, SOAP

Cloud Architecture: Contribution to the group-wide Device Management Cloud; design of abstraction layers and APIs to optimize backend development.
Rapid Prototyping: Leading a specialized "Tiger Team" for rapid prototyping of new architectural initiatives.
Java Spring boot Golang AWS Microsoft Azure
1886Ventures GmbH (formerly Lab1886)
CTO in Residence | Enterprise Architect
DIGITAL AND IT
May 2019 - July 2022 (3 years and 2 months)
Stuttgart, Germany
Project: Corporate Venture Incubation & MVP Development

Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Python, Kubernetes, AWS, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Machine Learning, Solidity

Solution Design: Architectural design of a solution for automating accident management and insurance processing.
Incubation: Technical strategy consulting, MVP scoping, and early-stage prototyping for a portfolio of automotive tech ventures.
AWS Spring boot Java Kotlin Kubernetes