Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Senior software engineering manager with a proven track record of technical transformation and motivating teams. As a strategic and hands-on executive, I thrive in driving technological advancements and fostering a culture of ownership and customer-centricity. With over 18 years of experience, I have consistently demonstrated the ability to lead high-performing teams, spearhead complex projects, and develop cutting-edge products that exceed customer expectations. Key Strengths: - Visionary Leadership: Aligning teams and inspiring excellence to achieve ambitious goals. - Product Development Expertise: End-to-end experience in software, hardware, and embedded systems. - Innovation-Driven Mindset: Leveraging emerging technologies and fostering continuous learning. - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Bridging technical and business teams for seamless alignment. Strategic Execution: Translating objectives into actionable plans and delivering measurable results. Career Highlights: - Led high-impact initiatives for Porsche, Yelp, AutoScout24, and Stiftung Warentest, spearheading backend/frontend development, app development, and Big Data projects. - Established DevOps culture at AutoScout24 and managed data centers and cloud operations at intelliAd/diva-e. - As CTO of rapitag GmbH, developed and produced an IoT solution, securing partnerships with global retailers. With a passion for cutting-edge technologies and expertise in both software and hardware domains, I drive innovation and deliver transformative solutions. I thrive in dynamic environments, leveraging my technical expertise, strategic vision, and leadership skills to drive growth and empower teams to achieve extraordinary results.
eCommerce SaaS providing product recommendations and website A/B Testing. - Defining and executing companies software strategy. - Leading all software development teams. - Ensuring product quality and operational excellence serving 10.000 users/sec 24/7. - Lead of AI initiative with 4 additional team members. Leading company wide AI transformation.
After successful exit of my own company rapitag GmbH: Traveling and recharging inner batteries Also short time Freelance Projects: - AI Tooling for Maschmeyer Group Lead the development of an AI based contact management system: RAG with semantic search. - Interim CTO for Pro Work Suite Bringing a vibe coded application to production quality and building a team to operate and do further developments.
Security IoT anti-theft products for the retail industry. - In charge of the success of the company as CTO and Managing Director. - Lead the IT and product departments with 5 high-performing teams of 30+ FTOs. Including driving hiring, the strategic product roadmap and budgets. - Built and managed a highly scalable, cloud-native software platform encompassing iOS/Android apps and embedded systems. Managing thousands of IoT devices in the field. - From inception to a €1M+ annual revenue business for the high quality standards of Fortune 500 retail enterprises like Target (US), Lidl (Europe), Media Markt (Europe), UNIQLO (Worldwide), etc. - Lead the product development for 9 products from idea to mass production and securing over 15 patents for disruptive technologies. Successful exit of the company in November 2023.
Consulting leading Banks and Payment Providers on IT Architecture, Security and Innovations. Lead a Mobile Banking App project for a major bank involving over 20 people. Head of Syngenio AGs Payment Portfolio.
As Head of IT Operations responsible for the redesign of the Big Data architecture of a leading online advertiser, where 3 terabytes of data are processed daily. This system was hosted on a hybrid cloud with over 3,000 servers. The IT Operations department was overseen by Sebastian as well. Sebastian also held the role of Chief Security Officer. Since this was a subsidiary of Deutsche Post, the training was conducted according to the standards of this global corporation. In addition, Sebastian accompanied the audits for the (re)certification to ISO 27001.