Career Profile

I am a Software engineer with over a decade of experience in the technology sector, combining expertise in IT-Systems Engineering and Psychology.

With a foundational education in Software Engineering, I’ve contributed to diverse projects and clients’ success stories, including the development of multiple native and cross-platform mobile applications in various industries, such as banking, social media and health.

My leadership roles have included serving as an Interim CTO and building multiple proficient development teams. I am now leading frontend engineers in their daily work to build the best products for our customers.

Experiences

Head of Frontend Engineering

May 2022 - Present
FFW Germany GmbH, Hamburg, Germany

Leading the Frontend Engineering Teams at FFW, I focus on helping my teams (~50 FTE) to produce high-quality products. I manage recruitment, advice on technology decisions for pitches and estimates, design trainee programs for emerging frontend developers, and promote an environment fostering innovation and teamwork.

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Feb 2021 - Apr 2022
LifeBonus, Hamburg, Germany

Contributed to a React Native application for caregivers. Introduced a robust video uploading feature for the AI department and streamlined user engagement strategies.

Senior Mobile Application Engineer (Freelance)

Apr 2018 - Jul 2020
Hanseatic Bank, Hamburg, Germany

Collaborated on the development of a credit card self-service app using React Native. Achievements include integrating mobile payment solutions, like Apple Pay and onboarding and maturing a proficient in-house development team.

Interim Chief Technology Officer (Freelance)

May 2016 - Dec 2018
Hamburg Startups, Hamburg, Germany

Oversaw software development and infrastructure maintenance. Introduced a multi-tenancy framework and advised on product strategy shifts.

Senior iOS Engineer (Freelance)

Apr 2016 - Apr 2018
Group Story Social Media Platform, Hamburg, Germany

Collaborated on refining a mobile application. Highlights include implementing an in-app video editing solution and optimizing video upload functionalities.

Staff Software Engineer

Oct 2014 - Jan 2016
Complete Genomics Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA

Contributed to the field of genetic data analysis. Responsibilities included building and optimizing large data processing pipelines and assisting the scientific community with data analysis.

Software Engineer

Jan 2011 - Sep 2014
Q-vi Tech GmbH, Berlin, Germany

Developed Java-based model transformation, validation, and documentation tools for CARIAD SE and led the creation of Eventoo, a location based event suggestion App for iOS.

Software Engineering Intern

May 2010 - Dec 2010
SAP Labs, Palo Alto, CA, USA

Contributed to a Java-based prototype for social media sentiment analysis and developed iOS prototypes for SAP’s software sales consultants within the Office of the CTO.

Student intern

Aug 2007 - Jul 2009
SAP, Berlin, Germany

Participated in developing a software architecture analysis tool, optimizing SAP’s product offerings by generating detailed architecture reports using Java, XML, and XSLT.

Student intern

Mar 2006 - Jul 2009
DaimlerChrysler, Berlin, Germany

Developed a bridge in Java to integrate C++ libraries with Java programs, enhancing cross-language compatibility and library communication.

Certifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

2023
Amazon Web Services Training and Certification

MITx 15.390.1x, Entrepreneurship 101: Who is your customer?

2015

Train the Trainer

2013 - 2014

Publications

Strategies for visualising 3D points-of-interest on mobile devices
Matthias Trapp, Lars Schneider, Christine Lehmann, Norman Holz & Jürgen Döllner
Journal of Location Based Services, Volume 5, 2011, Issue 2
Sophie - Tools and Materials in Multimedia Book Creation
Norman Holz, Robert Hirschfeld, Jens Lincke, Michael Haupt and Michael Rüger
2009 Seventh International Conference on Creating, Connecting and Collaborating through Computing
Impressum