Curriculum Vitae¶

Cloud Platform & Backend Engineer

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👨‍💼 Professional Summary¶

Skilled Cloud Platform & Backend Engineer with 3+ years of experience building scalable systems and providing technical guidance within teams. Strong expertise in Kubernetes, Java, and Golang, with a proven track record delivering reliable platforms and microservices. Known for combining hands-on engineering with a collaborative mindset, promoting DevOps practices, and mentoring team members to enhance productivity and product delivery.

💼 Professional Experience¶

Cloud Platform Engineer¶

SYNAOS - Hannover | September 2024 - Present

• Developed two Kubernetes operators in Golang to automate platform management tasks
• Provided individual guidance to three engineers, fostering skill growth and employee satisfaction
• Led the migration of three platform services (Opensearch, PostgreSQL, Kafka) to cluster-level infrastructure, improving maintainability and scalability
• Promoted DevOps practices across teams through regular knowledge transfer sessions
• Improved team productivity through collaborative processes, contributing to the delivery of three product extensions

Backend Developer¶

SYNAOS - Hannover | September 2021 - October 2024

• Designed and implemented a patented traffic management algorithm for mobile robots
• Trained support engineers to support and operate the developed products to reduce developer interaction by up to 100%
• Developed four Java microservices using technologies like PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka, REST and GraphQL
• Provided individual guidance to two engineers

Working Student Software Development¶

SYNAOS - Hannover | February 2021 - September 2021

• Tested machine learning approaches for travel time estimations of mobile robots during my master thesis

🎓 Education¶

Master - Computer Engineering¶

Leibniz University Hannover | Graduated September 2021

Bachelor - Computer Engineering¶

Leibniz University Hannover | Graduated October 2019

🛠️ Technical Skills¶

Programming Languages Java, Golang, Python

Cloud & Infrastructure Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, ArgoCD, CI/CD

Databases & Messaging PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka

Software Engineering Software Architecture, API-driven Development, Test-driven Development

💡 Soft Skills¶

• Individual Leadership
• Problem Solving
• Knowledge Transfer & Collaboration
• Mentoring & Coaching