About
I’m a systems engineer, technical leader, and startup founder with a passion for creating software that helps teams build faster, better, and with more confidence. My background spans everything from computer science research and building interactive distributed systems, to freelance web development and tech support. I hold a PhD from TU Wien and have conducted research at institutions like Carnegie Mellon and IBM Watson. As a co-founder of LocalStack, I helped grow an open source project into a venture-backed company with a 90+ person team—shaping the product, technical direction, and company culture along the way. My experience ranges from hands-on software development to organizational design and scaling teams, from writing core systems and building developer tools to designing career frameworks and fostering a culture of bottom-up innovation. These days, I focus on cross-cutting technical leadership, open source, and helping engineering teams build with excellence and intention.
Experience
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Jun 2021 - PresentCo-founder and Principal Engineer -
Nov 2020 - Nov 2021Founder and Technical Lead -
Oct 2016 - May 2021University Assistant, Researcher and Systems Engineer -
Jul 2019 - Sep 2019Visiting researcher working on systems to operationalize AI -
Jun 2013 - Jul 2016Software Engineer - ... more
