Senior Backend & DevOps Engineer | Java · Distributed Systems · Cloud
German engineer with 10+ years of commercial software experience, including my apprenticeship and early part-time roles. I build backends, move legacy systems into the cloud, and help production stay pleasantly boring.
- Micromata: Modernising mission-critical logistics software on Azure Kubernetes, owning 7 components, and coordinating 59 production rollouts without major downtime or rollbacks. Apparently, moving things to the cloud still involves heavy lifting.
- POLYAS: Migrated the application landscape to 6 Kubernetes clusters across two clouds, built CI/CD pipelines, and coached around 10 developers. Made deployments less of a group therapy session.
- Earlier adventures: C#/.NET tooling, React frontends, and a Shopify Halloween page. Some bugs were seasonal; others were permanent residents.
Backend: Java · Spring Boot · Java EE/Jakarta EE · Kotlin · C#/.NET
Messaging & data: Kafka · RabbitMQ · Cassandra · Oracle · Elasticsearch · MySQL
Cloud & delivery: Azure · AKS · Kubernetes · Docker · Terraform · Helm · Jenkins · GitLab CI/CD · Argo CD · Prometheus
Also: React, TypeScript, and AI-assisted development with human accountability.
I spent 2016–2017 in Australia on a working holiday and left with a long-term dependency on the place.
My dream is to move to Australia permanently. I'm looking for a Senior Backend, Fullstack, or DevOps role with employer visa sponsorship.
If your team needs someone who can untangle legacy Java, build distributed systems, and take ownership of production, let's talk. I'll bring the engineering experience; you can explain the rules of cricket.