Max D.

Max D.

Senior Software Engineer

Hamburg, Germany
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About Me

Max is a Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience in front-end/back-end technologies, best practices, design patterns, UI/UX, and databases. He specializes in building products with a great user experience, iterating with product teams to build awesome experiences together.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Software Engineer
2018 - Present (6 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participating in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensuring that features are being delivered efficiently and on time.

OTTO
OTTO
Software Engineer
2023 - Present (1 year)
Hamburg, Germany
  • Working on a product detail page of Europe’s second-largest online shop.

  • Building new and enhancing existing features.

Hello Iteration GmbH
Hello Iteration GmbH
Software Engineer
2022 - 2023 (1 year)
Offenbach, Hesse, Germany
  • Built an event-driven system to provide Smart TVs with accurate TV programs and streaming service data.

  • Improved time for program changes to reach end customers from hours to seconds.

Nils Jessen Innovationsberatung
Nils Jessen Innovationsberatung
Software Engineer
2021 - 2021
Karlsruhe, Germany
  • Worked as a lead back-end developer for an insurance company.

  • Engaged on a project to provide modern UX and performance to checkout flow.

Leogistics GmbH
Leogistics GmbH
Software Engineer
2020 - 2022 (2 years)
Hamburg, Germany
  • Worked for a company providing cloud logistics solutions for leading German companies in the retail and industrial sectors.

  • Built features such as integration of OpenID Connect in a microservices architecture.

A1 Telekon Austria AG
A1 Telekon Austria AG
Software Engineer
2019 - 2020 (1 year)
Vienna, Austria
  • Built a next-generation online store of Austria’s leading fixed and mobile network operator making heavy use of micro front ends.

  • Shipped customer journey from product discovery until order placement for fixed net internet and TV bundles as a full-stack engineer with a focus on back end.

durchblicker
durchblicker
Senior Software Engineer
2019 - 2019
Vienna, Austria
  • Worked on the redesign/rewrite of Austria’s leading price comparison platform for insurance, utilities, and phone plans.

  • Researched several solutions and built a POC for a visual testing suite.

  • Explored new solutions and communicated concepts for an appointment-booking tool to relevant stakeholders.

3-S-IT Dienstleistungen GmbH
3-S-IT Dienstleistungen GmbH
Software Engineer
2019 - 2019
Vienna, Austria
  • Worked with and led a junior developer to implement a Node/React/Redux-based user management portal for the client.

  • Designed, documented, and coordinated the implementation of a REST API with an external partner.

  • Introduced and implemented an extensive unit and integration test suite (0% -> 80%+ test coverage) on the solution.

Vaamo Finanz AG
Vaamo Finanz AG
Software Engineer
2016 - 2019 (3 years)
Frankfurt, Germany
  • Provided guidance and expertise for the development of new features and improved the old features of a customer-facing robo-advice platform.

  • Worked on a major redesign of the customer service to fulfill regulatory needs by MIFID II.

  • Provided full-stack expertise for multiple features on the platform through automated password reset, investment strategy change, and address and master data change.

Zeb Consulting
Zeb Consulting
Student Assistant
2014 - 2016 (2 years)
Münster, Germany
  • Actively participated in the automation of an extensive manual test suite, achieving a consistent automation rate of 80%+ on the test suite.

  • Reduced the test cycle time before huge releases from about a month to less than a week, leading to faster releases.

  • Templatized the reusable parts of the test suite to increase the velocity for building new tests within the company.

Contelligence GmbH
Contelligence GmbH
Student Assistant
2014 - 2014
Münster, Germany
  • Developed an automated test suite to undertake an acceptance test on a web application within the company.

  • Implemented an algorithm to detect malleable transactions on Contelligence's Bitcoin Blockchain platform.

  • Reduced the manual search time for a research task by a week by building a web crawler.

Portfolio

Full-stack Developer - Informaticup 2015
Full-stack Developer - Informaticup 2015

Worked as part of a three-student team at Informaticup 2015. The challenge was to determine the relevant area of a Space Usage Rule from coordinates given using OpenStreetMap data. Played an active role in concept and implementation, handling geospatial calculations and connecting the decision-making algorithm with the UI. Technologies used: Java, JavaFX, OSM (OpenStreetMap).

Full-stack Developer - Net Worth Tracker
Full-stack Developer - Net Worth Tracker

Participated in every stage of the project from concept and development to publishing, determining the correct execution approach and defining the configuration strategy. The app enables users to make entries that help them track their net worth over time, showing a small graph of their financial progress. Technologies used: Kotlin, Android SDK, Dagger 2, Room (Wrapper for SQLite).

Technical Lead - Prototype for a Job Search Platform
Technical Lead - Prototype for a Job Search Platform

Translated the founders' business requirement into a workable prototype for their business and provided technical expertise for the whole technology stack. Followed the correct working methods, procedures, and tools, identifying areas of improvement where needed. Technologies used: Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Nginx, AWS.

Education

BSc Information Systems
BSc Information Systems
University of Münster - Germany
2012 - 2015 (3 years)