Software that holds.
From architecture to the last line.

My path began in the banking sector and then led into airline cost controlling: ten years of architecture, development and support for an airline cost management product, including the design and implementation of its central data warehouse.

Since 2014 I have worked mainly as a freelancer — in public administration, automotive, wholesale, market research and cybersecurity. Today I serve as lead developer for central, cross-sectional business services in the tax domain.

From a technical standpoint, I enjoy working closely with the machine, such as system software in Rust, static code analysis, machine learning, and data models that will still be viable in 10 years. At the same time, I’m right at home in the business-driven enterprise software space, where there are entirely different challenges to overcome. After all, the code – and thus the product – can ultimately only be as good as our understanding of the business processes and the true requirements behind them. Who needs what and why, and what happens when the standard scenario doesn’t occur? Here, for example, it often requires acting as a bridge between the business unit and technically sound solutions, as well as making dependencies, implications, or benefits of potential extensions or changes to the larger system transparent. In addition to implementation and consulting, I see myself in a sort of ambassador role here, constantly bringing in suitable state-of-the-art technology and current software development methods. Clients appreciate my ability to quickly grasp their domain and challenges, as well as my skill in sharing knowledge with the team.

After many years in established domains, new territory appeals to me: research-oriented work, autonomous systems, AI-driven applications. That is precisely where closeness to the machine meets open questions — a combination I am happy to stay with for the long haul.