EXPERIENCE
A chronologically sorted manifest of professional deployments, product builds, and technical leadership.
SOLE_DEVELOPER
Building a student-focused learning app from the ground up as sole developer — owning frontend (React Native), backend (Python), AI engineering, data architecture, and agentic RAG pipelines. Internal hypothesis-testing product designed to feed into the broader Cornelsen application ecosystem.
SR_ENGINEER · TECH_LEAD
Joined founding team of Cornelsen's AI product innovation unit. Designed frontend architecture, led a team of 7 engineers (2 FE, 2 BE, 1 QA, 2 AI), and shipped 5 AI-powered teacher tools in under 6 months — winning the DPR Digital Publishing Award 2024 and the Comenius EduMedia Award 2025.
SOFTWARE_ENGINEER
Developed CMS integrations and React-based search experiences for Germany's largest educational publisher. Built GraphQL APIs and component systems serving hundreds of thousands of users across digital learning platforms.
LEAD_ENGINEER
Eight years at a digital agency — starting as a student in content creation and progressing to lead engineer. Served as lead developer on 1&1's web platform and delivered projects across publishing and energy sectors. Drove frontend architecture standards and mentored junior developers.
| Date | Company | Title | Impact & Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026—PRES | CORNELSEN VERLAG | SOLE_DEVELOPER | Building a student-focused learning app from the ground up as sole developer — owning frontend (React Native), backend (Python), AI engineering, data architecture, and agentic RAG pipelines. Internal hypothesis-testing product designed to feed into the broader Cornelsen application ecosystem. [REACT_NATIVE][PYTHON][QDRANT][MONGODB][K8S] |
| 2024—2025 | CORNELSEN VERLAG | SR_ENGINEER · TECH_LEAD | Joined founding team of Cornelsen's AI product innovation unit. Designed frontend architecture, led a team of 7 engineers (2 FE, 2 BE, 1 QA, 2 AI), and shipped 5 AI-powered teacher tools in under 6 months — winning the DPR Digital Publishing Award 2024 and the Comenius EduMedia Award 2025. [ANGULAR][PYTHON][GRAPHQL][RAG][GITLAB_CI] |
| 2022—2023 | CORNELSEN VERLAG | SOFTWARE_ENGINEER | Developed CMS integrations and React-based search experiences for Germany's largest educational publisher. Built GraphQL APIs and component systems serving hundreds of thousands of users across digital learning platforms. [REACT][GRAPHQL][TYPESCRIPT][NODE_JS][CMS] |
| 2014—2022 | NETWORKTEAM GMBH | LEAD_ENGINEER | Eight years at a digital agency — starting as a student in content creation and progressing to lead engineer. Served as lead developer on 1&1's web platform and delivered projects across publishing and energy sectors. Drove frontend architecture standards and mentored junior developers. [TYPESCRIPT][REACT][PHP][WEBPACK][DOCKER] |