Software Engineer and Technical Leader
specializing in mobile application development, user experience and
engineering leadership. Proven success in building and launching a
best-in-class FinTech product (Starship HSA) serving 100k+ users.
Work Experience
- Developing a location-based app for autonomous train
journey tracking, utilizing GTFS data and sensor fusion
(Location + Activity APIs)
- Engineered a resilient and robust tracker, specifically
designed for low-accuracy, low-frequency location
readings, based on 10,000 km of train travel
- Led the technical integration of the Starship platform
into Optum’s ecosystem, and elevated it to become the
foundation of a universal health benefits application.
- Managed a team of 20+ engineers, overseeing feature
development, migration of existing systems and taming
architectural complexity
- Bridged the gap between startup mentality and enterprise
thinking, maintaining an excellent engineering culture,
delivering a high-value product, unseen within the
organization.
- Founding CTO: Architected, built and launched
the best HSA (Health Savings Account)
- Scale: Grew team to 30+ people while scaling
the customer base to over 100k
- Exit: Led the technical due diligence track in
the successful acquisition by Optum
Previous Experience
Netconomy | Software Engineer (2013 - 2017)
Clay | Co-Founder and CTO (2012 - 2013)
Skills
Technical
FE: React, React-Native, CSS, GraphQL, TypeScript
BE: TypeScript, Node.js, JavaScript, GraphQL, SQL, Prisma,
CQRS
Cloud/Ops: AWS, Lambda, RDS, VPC, EC2, EKS
Leadership
Team: Org Design, Hiring, Company Culture
Strategy: Go-To-Market, Vendor relations, Product delivery
Process: SOC2, Due Diligence
Education
2012M.S. in Software Engineering & Business DevelopmentGraz University of Technology