For over 20 years I've built complex platforms and turned tangled monoliths into systems teams can actually move fast in.
Right now I help around 30 engineers ship at HERO Software. Before that I built JBT Marel's customer portal from scratch and led the third-party integration APIs at ABOUT YOU.
I also build and sell my own products — commercial plugins that online shops around the world rely on.
The part I love: understanding a system top to bottom, then making it simpler — and getting the team around me good at the same thing.
As a Staff Engineer, I am happy to work supporting a team of ~30 developers. I established a new monorepo architecture including a component library and Vue SPA, modularizing the PHP monolith into single domains and service apps, and enabling modern AI-assisted development with Nix, Git worktrees, and GitHub Codespaces — among many other things.
Staff Engineer
As a Technical Lead, I was responsible for creating a new customer portal from scratch. This new platform enables customers of one of the largest food processing companies worldwide to place, view, and manage their orders online. The successful implementation of this project was a significant step towards digitalization for JBT Marel.
Technical Lead, Customer Portal
As the Product Lead for the ABOUT YOU Developer Center, I was responsible for enabling third-party apps to connect to the shop ecosystem. I worked closely with a team of six experienced software developers to coordinate the development of the platform, interfaces, and software development kits.
Product Lead, 3rd Party Integration APIs
As a Lead Developer, I was asked to support DEPT with my expertise in several enterprise-level projects in an advisory and hands-on manner. In close exchange with the customers, I collected, specified and implemented requirements. The complexity of the projects often made it necessary to break down extensive business requirements and problems into smaller components - in order to finally communicate them to the team of experienced SprykerFreelancer software developers in an understandable way
Lead Developer, B2B e-commerce
As a senior developer and consultant, I supported the expansion of the Tom Tailor online shop in close cooperation with my colleagues. In addition to my work as a software developer in the implementation, I also created various proofs of concepts, some of which I initiated proactively. I was available in an advisory capacity to support (Junior) developers in the implementation of the requirements and further training of their knowledge, especially regarding S.O.L.I.D. coding principles.
Senior Developer & Consultant, B2C e-commerce platform
As a senior backend developer, I implemented various improvements in the popular online browser game Forge of Empires. I worked closely with the frontend team to refactor the tutorial, enhancing the in-game experience for new customers. Additionally, I improved the battle AI and made various performance enhancements.
Senior Backend Developer, Forge of Empires
Along with working for my clients, I continuously strive to enhance my skills and knowledge by working on my own projects. One noteworthy example is the Product Designer extension I created for Shopware and WooCommerce. This extension enables medium-sized and enterprise-level businesses to offer their customers personalized designs for their products.
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