I've been building software for 15+ years. Currently Staff Engineer at HelloFresh, working on AI-driven customer service and modernizing platforms that have seen better days.
Software should be a craft, not something we constantly apologize for. I've seen too many systems that work great in demos but collapse under real load. My focus is building things that actually work — and that your team can sleep soundly knowing they won't break at 3 AM.
What I Do
I help untangle complex technical messes. Architecture reviews, legacy system migrations, scaling challenges — if it's a gnarly technical problem, I've probably wrestled with something similar.
Recent examples:
• Led Deutsche Telekom's customer portal rebuild (200+ engineers, somehow didn't go insane)
• Designed event-driven systems that actually stay up
• Migrated monoliths without the usual "everything is on fire" experience
• Built AI chatbots that help instead of making people want to throw their phones
Tech I Work With
Started with Java (13 years, even got the Oracle cert to prove it) but recently fell hard for Go. If you've read my blog, you know the story. These days it's mostly Go, AWS (Bedrock, EKS, the usual suspects), and enough JavaScript/TypeScript to be dangerous.
I'm exploring Rust because memory safety without garbage collection is pretty compelling. But honestly? I'm suspicious of anything that looks too clever. Simple usually wins.
How This Works
Think I might be able to help? Just reach out. We'll chat about what you're dealing with, see if it makes sense, and go from there.
No elaborate discovery processes or corporate theater. Just engineers talking through problems.