My career
Professional Identity Link to heading
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.
Career Stations Link to heading
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)
Publications & Projects Link to heading
- Think. Design. Work smart: Proactive Reliability with Nils Wloka
- Innovate+Upgrade Podcast: JTBD und Chaos Engineering
- How Instana, High-Growth SaaS Company, Continuously Speeds Up Their Ability to Deliver Value
- Coding Serbia - Nils Wloka - Give Serendipity a Chance
- Rapid-Prototyping und Digitization Labs. Eine Mate mit… Nils Wloka
- Softwerker Spezial Industrial Internet of Things - Die erste MindSphere App
- KAMPF Joint Platforms - Integration of Mindsphere and the@vanced
- Conference Chair XP 2017
- Spring Praxishandbuch - Band 2: Dynamisierung, Verteilung und Sicherheit
- Spring Praxishandbuch - Band 1: Integration und Testing