Languages

German (Native)

Spoken★★★★★
Written★★★★★

English (Fluent)

Spoken★★★★☆
Written★★★★☆

French (Basic)

Spoken★★☆☆☆
Written★★★☆☆

Soft Skills

  • Strong Communication Skills
  • Extensive Experience in Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFE)
  • Solution-Oriented Mindset
  • Technical Leadership (Mentoring & Engineering Standards)
  • Collaborative Team Player

Certificates

VMware • 2024
Spring Certified Professional 2024 [v2]
Confluent • 2024
Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka
Coursera • 2016
Scala Functional Programming
MongoDB • 2015
MongoDB Certified Developer Associate

Skills

Programming Languages

Java★★★★★
Kotlin★★★★★
Scala★★★★★
Elixir★★★★☆
JavaScript★★★★☆
Python★★★★☆
TypeScript★★★★☆
Go★★★☆☆

Backend Frameworks

Apache Camel★★★★★
Spring Boot / Ecosystem★★★★★
Camunda BPM★★★★☆
Elixir Phoenix★★★★☆
FastAPI★★★★☆
JakartaEE★★★★☆
Akka★★★☆☆
Flask★★★☆☆

Frontend Frameworks

Angular★★★★☆
React★★★★☆
Svelte★★★☆☆
Vue★★★☆☆

Agentic Engineering

OpenAI Platform★★★★☆
LangChain★★★☆☆
LangGraph★★★☆☆
LangSmith★★★☆☆
Model Context Protocol (FastMCP)★★★☆☆
RAG / Vector Databases★★★☆☆

AI Developer Experience

Claude Code★★★★★
GitHub Copilot★★★★★
Spec Driven Development (SDD)★★★★☆
Tidewave★★★★☆
Cursor★★★☆☆
opencode★★★☆☆
pi.dev★★★☆☆
OpenRouter★★☆☆☆

Messaging & Event Streaming

Kafka★★★★★
JMS★★★★☆
RabbitMQ★★★★☆
ActiveMQ★★★☆☆

Databases

PostgreSQL★★★★★
MongoDB★★★★☆
Oracle★★★★☆
Cassandra★★★☆☆
MS SQL★★★☆☆
Ontotext GraphDB★★★☆☆

Cloud & Infrastructure

Kubernetes★★★★★
AWS★★★★☆
Docker★★★★☆
Azure★★★☆☆
Digital Ocean★★★☆☆
GCP★★★☆☆

Project Experience

ORF - ORCA

Platform Engineer06/2026 - Present
  • Operating and extending a managed Kafka-as-a-Service platform (Aiven) on Kubernetes, building automation and tooling on top of the existing service.
  • Consulting internal development teams on Kafka usage, event-driven messaging patterns, and JSON Schema-based message contracts.
KafkaAivenKubernetesArgoCDGoPythonAWSCrossplaneGitHub Copilot

WMC Sinterstar AG - Aufbereitung

Senior Software Engineer02/2026 - 03/2026
  • Migrated legacy dBase programs for material recycling calculations (charge mixing, analysis, recycling, and stock management) into a modern Elixir/Phoenix LiveView application.
  • Ensured functional parity with the legacy system through rigorous validation of 41 conditional branches and 321 automated tests, including a custom-built Elixir library for reading dBase files.
  • Used Claude Code (primarily the Opus model) as an AI pair-programming assistant throughout the migration, accelerating implementation while keeping full control over design and validation decisions.
ElixirPhoenixPhoenix LiveViewPostgreSQLFly.ioClaude Code

Bison - Bison Commerce

Senior Software Engineer01/2024 - 12/2025
  • Engineering of a highly scalable e-commerce platform based on headless architectures.
  • Integration of Commercetools and Contentful into a modern Spring microservice landscape.
JavaSpringAngularCommercetoolsContentfulCI/CDKubernetesJenkinsGitlabScrum

CSS - Shark2 / AWL 2.0

Senior Software Engineer03/2023 - 12/2023
  • Migration of monolithic JavaEE legacy systems to a cloud-native microservice infrastructure.
  • Development of automated validation processes for accounting using Camunda and Kafka.
JavaJakartaEECamundaKafkaKubernetesCI/CDScrumSAFE

Bison - SmartFarming

Senior Software Engineer10/2021 - 12/2022
  • Development and scaling of microservices for leading smart-farming platforms (365FarmNet, Barto).
  • Integration of Barto with cantonal systems: GeoJSON processing and geographic validations.
JavaSpringAngular365FarmNetBartoScrumGeoJSONCI/CDJenkinsMSSQL

WMC Sinterstar AG - COO Transition

Acting COO (Trial Phase)07/2021 - 09/2021
  • Three-month trial phase as COO to transition into executive management; ultimately decided to focus back on engineering.
Strategic PlanningBusiness Management

SRF (Swiss Radio and Television) - EAI / PDP

Senior Software Engineer11/2017 - 06/2021
  • Core development of the national metadata platform for online content and video distribution.
  • Re-engineering of a high-availability publication store for the entire SRG corporate group.
ScalaCatsKafkaCassandraPythonCI/CD

Finnova - FrontSuite

Senior Software Engineer06/2016 - 09/2017
  • Development of the 'Release 3 FrontSuite' as a modern banking frontend for client advisors.
  • Implementation of an Event-Driven Architecture for real-time synchronization of complex financial data.
ScalaAkkaBPMNDockerDomain Driven DesignEvent Driven ArchitectureScrum

Credit Suisse - CSOMS Migration

Software Engineer11/2015 - 07/2016
  • Migration of critical banking systems to JPA/Java 8 standards.
  • Design of a high-performance document conversion engine for global document workflows.
JavaJavaEECompart DocBridge MillOracleAFP / PDF

Swisscom - Monitoring & Integration

Software Engineer11/2014 - 10/2015
  • End-to-end development of a monitoring platform for output management systems to ensure service quality.
JavaSpring BootVaadinWicketOracle AQCamel

AXA Winterthur - OMS / CSI

Software Engineer07/2013 - 11/2014
  • Integration of complex rendering farms for the automated generation of insurance documents.
Spring BatchHP ExstreamJBossScrum

Credit Suisse - Output Management (CSOMS/EOMS/FOMS)

Software Engineer01/2010 - 05/2013
  • PoC and implementation for centralized Output Management in Private Banking.
  • Development of cross-border systems for secure data enrichment and tax document conversion under strict compliance regulations.
WebLogicAssentis DocFamilyCompart DocBridge MillIBM Websphere MQSpring BatchCamelPL/SQL

WMC Sinterstar AG - ERP Lifecycle

Software Engineer01/2001 - 12/2020
  • Long-term evolution and modernization of the core ERP system: Fullstack migration from Delphi to modern web stacks (Spring Boot/React).
  • Successful decommissioning of the legacy ERP in favor of Bexio (2021).
  • Development of specialized Elixir/Phoenix microservices to map custom business logic via the Bexio API.
  • Implementation of advanced search functionality and AI-supported production planning by connecting internal data sources via Agents + Tools.
JavaSpring BootReactPostgreSQLDelphiFirebirdElixirPhoenixBexio APIOpenAI API