VP Engineering & AI
Leading engineering for an enterprise procurement platform, doubling the team and launching a next-generation agentic AI platform.
- Doubled the engineering organization from ~20 to ~40 engineers within the first six months, while raising the hiring bar and strengthening engineering culture.
- Conceived and launched a new agentic AI platform, establishing the foundation for the company's next generation of intelligent procurement products.
- Championed Agentic Engineering practices across the organization, embedding AI-assisted development into everyday workflows and dramatically accelerating delivery velocity.
- Partnered closely with sales and delivery teams to win and onboard enterprise customers, driving technical pre-sales, solution design, and complex integration processes.
Chief Technology Officer
Building and scaling the engineering team, modernizing tech stack, and driving AI initiatives.
- Scaled the engineering "team" of 1 full-stack Developer, growing it to 12 developers with strong expertise in Backend, Frontend, AI and DevOps.
- Migrated from a monolithic Groovy (Grails) Application to a modern microservices setup using Kotlin and Micronaut, significantly improving performance, scalability, and maintainability.
- Implemented a Kubernetes (K8s) cluster, improving system reliability and scalability while reducing deployment complexity.
- Defined and executed the technology roadmap, aligning engineering efforts with business objectives.
- Launched AI-driven automation projects, including self-trained models to support operational teams and enhance platform effectiveness.
Chief Technology Officer, (late) Co-Founder and Managing Director
Led technical development, moving the platform from MVP to production-ready status.
- Transitioned the product from an MVP to a fully scalable, production-ready application, ensuring high availability and performance.
- Designed and implemented a backend architecture using Kotlin and Micronaut, reducing response times and improving system maintainability.
- Led a product organization of 8 people (engineering, product, design), improving cross-functional collaboration and accelerating development speed.
- Developed and integrated predictive analytics to enhance user engagement and content creation.
VP Engineering
Scaled the engineering team and introduced microservices architecture.
- Grew the engineering team from 20 to 60 developers, improving hiring processes and fostering a strong engineering culture.
- Transitioned the development structure from a traditional backend/frontend model to a squad-based engineering setup, increasing agility and cross-team collaboration.
- Led all Engineering Managers, ensuring effective leadership and alignment across teams.
- Introduced microservices with Micronaut, reducing system complexity and improving scalability.
Lead Backend Developer
Led the backend team and modernized infrastructure.
- Managed a team of 7 backend developers, fostering growth and technical excellence.
- Designed and deployed cloud infrastructure on AWS, improving system resilience and reducing costs.
- Executed a zero-downtime migration to AWS, ensuring smooth service transition without impact on customers.
- Implemented Docker and Jenkins-based CI/CD pipelines, significantly accelerating deployment cycles.
