My career

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I am a software industry veteran who helps build, transform, and scale engineering organizations to create impactful and valuable software. To achieve that, I can draw upon almost three decades of experience in a wide array of related roles:

  • As a software engineer, I have built and delivered enterprise-grade software systems with a strong focus on agile principles and software craftsmanship.
  • As a software architect, I have used methods like ATAM to design and validate software architecture approaches for large scale software systems.
  • As a solution architect, I have laid the foundation for successful software projects by bridging the gap between business needs and software delivery.
  • As an agile coach and trainer, I have helped teams discover better ways of developing software.
  • As a product owner, product manager and product management coach, I have enabled organizations to generate value with software by better understanding the problems they wanted to solve.
  • As manager, I have shaped and grown software delivery organizations so that they provide the best possible service to their business while being great and inclusive places to work.
  • As a public speaker, author, and trainer, I have shared my experiences and skils with a wide range of audiences.

I’ve worked with established businesses of all shapes and sizes, and with startups from seed to post-acquisition stage. While my domain experience is deepest in the software as as service space, I have successfully delivered projects and products in the insurance, retail, logistics, and manifacturing verticals.

My leadership experience ranges from working with small, all-hands-on-deck teams in early stage startups to managing globally distributed teams and managers. I feel comfortable communicating on all levels of the organization, both internally and with customers, and am fluent in English and German.

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Chief Product & Technology Officer - Steadybit GmbH (April 2023 - September 2025)

Vice President of Engineering - Steadybit GmbH (January 2022 - March 2023)

Vice President of Engineering - Instana GmbH (June 2021 - December 2021)

Director of Engineering - Instana GmbH (May 2019 - April 2021)

Head of Industry 4.0 & labs - codecentric AG (June 2018 - April 2019)

Agile Principal Consultant - codecentric AG (August 2013 - May 2018)

Senior Solution Architect - OPITZ CONSULTING GmbH (January 2008 - July 2013)

Consultant - QuinScape GmbH (April 2005 - December 2007)

Software Developer - Publicform GmbH (March 2002 - May 2004)

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