Berlin, Germany
Lead Software Engineer specialized in the JavaScript ecosystem (Node.js, NestJS, Vue.js). I focus on practical architecture, improving Developer Experience (DX), and mentoring engineers to take ownership of their work. Pragmatic about technology choices, prioritizing maintainability and clear documentation over hype.
May 2025 – Present · 1 year 3 months
R&D Technology Team. Building internal tools for Product Development (Archive, Collab Space, GTM).
- Architected a real-time microservice using RabbitMQ to ingest Centric PLM data, replacing a legacy cron-based pull system. This ensures Product Developers have immediate access to live data for Colorway proposals and GTM strategies.
- Refactored the existing backend to utilize this new event-driven architecture, improving data consistency across the GTM and Collab Space tools.
- Optimized the team's monorepo setup and CI/CD pipelines, reducing build times and improving Developer Experience (DX).
- Mentored a junior engineer through pair programming and code reviews, helping them adopt proper architectural patterns.
- Established observability standards with custom New Relic dashboards and mapped complex system flows in Miro to keep architecture visible and understandable.
July 2022 – May 2025 · 2 years 10 months
Product Master Data Team. Focused on technical strategy, team enablement, and system stability.
- Led technical decision-making for the Product Master Data team, balancing new feature delivery with long-term system health.
- Mentored junior engineers through direct code reviews and career planning, helping one member advance to Feature Owner.
- Built shared GitHub pipelines and refined Helm/ArgoCD workflows, reducing deployment friction for the wider engineering team.
- Overhauled technical documentation and system diagrams, making it easier for new hires to understand the architecture.
- Created real-time dashboards to visualize service status and API health, giving the team immediate visibility into system performance.
- Modernized a legacy Admin UI by migrating to Nuxt and enforcing a strict component structure to prevent technical debt.
October 2019 – June 2022 · 2 years 8 months
Backend engineering with a focus on CI/CD infrastructure.
- Managed the migration of enterprise CI pipelines from Travis to GitHub Workflows to improve build speed.
- Wrote reusable GitHub Actions adopted by multiple teams across the organization.
- Automated data extraction and preparation for Android and iOS platforms using scheduled workflows.
- Optimized Docker Node.js base images and set up artifact lifecycle rules to lower storage costs.
- Built and maintained payment services, ensuring stable integration with third-party financial providers.
December 2017 – October 2019 Senior Software Engineer @ OLX Group
October 2016 – December 2017 Senior Software Developer @ OLX Group
December 2015 – October 2016 Software Developer @ OLX Group
May 2014 – December 2015 Software Developer @ darriens
April 2012 – May 2014 Web Developer & Layout @ AdVerit SRL
September 2006 – January 2012 Technical Consulting / Senior Programmer @ Cezanne Solutions
Core Technologies
DevOps & Cloud
Databases
NestJS Architecture & Advanced Patterns
NestJS · 2023