Florian Knopf-Senior Software Engineer · System Architect · DevOps Engineer

• Automated decentralized manual planning of power grid construction projects using a cloud-native GIS platform integrating geodata analysis, infrastructure planning, and cost estimation
• Designed a cloud-native multi-language architecture with Azure Cloud Functions
• Integrated ArcGIS/Vertigis and developed JavaScript-based Vertigis workflows for interactive GIS planning tools
• Developed Python-based cloud functions to automate analysis of complex geodata sets
• Implemented specialized algorithms for power grid topologies and construction planning with Shapely and GeoPandas
• Built interfaces between GIS platforms and existing planning systems with uniform API conventions, consistent response structures, and error handling
• Set up a Pytest unit test pipeline and automated CI/CD processes using Azure Pipelines
• Optimized performance of geospatial calculation algorithms for large datasets

15 years of core technical responsibility for customs and logistics automation in production at the Otto Group.

Design, implementation, and stabilization of systems handling 1,000+ time-critical processes in a 24/7 environment — including integration of diverse interfaces and gradual modernization of legacy systems under continuous operation.

Built and enhanced document and archiving systems (PDF, XML) and implemented regulatory requirements (e.g. Brexit) without disrupting existing workflows.

Focus on stable operations, transactional integrity, and continuous migration of existing systems toward more robust architectures.

Technologies: Python, Go, Delphi, Oracle (PL/SQL), JavaScript, PostgreSQL, XML / JSON / CSV, HTTP / FTP, wkhtmltopdf (legacy), batch processing, retry mechanisms

• Automated and optimized the entire software lifecycle of a Linux-based control unit in the automotive sector
• Developed a modular CMake build system for Go and Rust components
• Enhanced and refactored Rust applications in an embedded context
• Built and managed a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions, automating linting, static analysis, tests, and releases
• Integrated Black Duck for open-source analysis and security audits
• Coordinated and ensured quality of outsourced software components

• Development and enhancement of a pen-test framework for security analysis of control units for the next generation of electric vehicles
• Porting the framework from Python 3.7 to 3.9
• Refactoring and optimization of existing test tools
• Implementation of automated unit and integration tests and verification of pen-test findings via CANoe
• Integration of CAN, CAN FD, and CAN over Ethernet
• Setup and configuration of specialized test environments

• Operation and monitoring of an ML SaaS application on Debian 7 servers
• Automation of maintenance and monitoring tasks via Bash
• Development and implementation of a disaster recovery strategy using LVM, mdadm RAID, and LUKS encryption
• Creation of technical documentation and reproducible workflows in Jupyter Notebooks

• Migration and modernization of 50 production customs and logistics applications by replacing the Borland Database Engine with FireDAC
• Porting from Delphi 7 to 10.3 and refactoring of forms, reports, and data access layers
• Ensuring functionality under production conditions

• Developed a GDPR-compliant personnel file system for the Swiss subsidiary
• Implemented secure document storage as BLOBs in Oracle with fine-grained access controls and encrypted access
• Automated versioning, logging of all accesses, and automatic document recognition and classification

• Developed an automated requirements traceability pipeline for the VW MQB platform (Golf, Tiguan, Audi A3)
• Integrated system requirements (IBM DOORS), implementation (Git), and test systems via REST APIs
• Processed DOORS XML exports, RTRT test results, and CLARA code coverage reports
• Automated DOORS exports via DXL and generated consolidated Excel reports

• Development of microservices for automated media import into an AWS-based media asset management system
• Orchestration with AWS Lambda, SNS, S3, and DynamoDB and implementation of asynchronous processing with status tracking
• Error handling and duplicate detection as well as taxonomic classification of media

• Development of a voice control prototype for Magenta SmartHome based on a Raspberry Pi
• Reverse engineering of the MagentaTV set-top box via UPnP and integration of a cloud backend and DECT telephony
• Implementation of wake word detection, command processing, audio feedback, and status display

• Technical responsibility for backend, architecture and operation of a global navigation and community platform with 60,000+ users
• Built a routing and mapping infrastructure with GraphHopper and OpenStreetMap
• Developed a Python REST API, migrated from a monolith to microservices and from Python 2 to Python 3/FastAPI
• Implemented asynchronous upload processing, performance optimization and SSO integration