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Berlin, Germany

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Experience

Jul 2020 - Present
Berlin, Germany

Software Engineer

Freelancer

Position summary
Software Engineer at Freelancer
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Freelance Software Engineer with a focus on backend (Python/Django) and frontend (VueJS).
Jan 2019 - Present
Zürich, Switzerland

Lead Software Engineer

iWay AG

Position summary
Lead Software Engineer at iWay AG
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • As Lead Software Engineer, I lead a team of internal and external software developers.
  • My main focus is on the backend. This includes REST APIs, middleware, and data migration.
  • Python and its frameworks such as Django, DRF, Starlette, and FastAPI are used primarily.
  • However, I am also comfortable with JS frontend systems such as Vue and ExtJS.
Jan 2017 - Dec 2018
Zürich, Switzerland

Software Engineer

iWay AG

Position summary
Software Engineer at iWay AG
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
  • As a Software Engineer, I am responsible for developing and maintaining internal software.
  • This includes customer backends as well as various REST backends for internal services (e.g. internal customer portal, various gateways to SwissCom Fiber/xDSL ordering, VoIP provisioning, etc.) and databases.
  • The main technologies used are Python, Django, UWSGI, Nginx, and Celery/Redis.
  • I was also responsible for migrating and integrating the systems of the acquired deep AG.
Apr 2013 - Dec 2016
Chur, Switzerland

Operations Engineer

deep AG

Position summary
Operations Engineer at deep AG
Industries
Information Technology
Telecommunication
Business areas
Information Technology
Operations
Product Development
  • As an Operations and Software Engineer, I was responsible for operating the internal and customer infrastructure.
  • This included operating services such as mail, DSL/RADIUS, DNS, and hosting, as well as setting up and maintaining hardware and implementing and adapting software.
  • I was responsible for developing and maintaining internal software, including the billing and provisioning system as well as network and system monitoring.
  • I spent 90% of my time completely redeveloping the entire infrastructure. This included migrating all ISP services such as DNS, web, mail, and Radius, including implementing a REST API for each service.
  • The old Java/Perl-based customer/service management system was completely reimplemented (Django+DRF/ExtJS) and migrated.
Jan 2008 - Mar 2013
Dortmund, Germany

Software & Product Development Engineer

Verizon Business

Position summary
Software & Product Development Engineer at Verizon Business
Industries
Information Technology
Telecommunication
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
  • Analysis of business processes as well as project leadership and management roles in various projects with distributed international teams.
  • Development and maintenance of internal software, including mail systems, billing systems, VoIP infrastructures, network monitoring, configuration, and various order, pricing, and provisioning systems.
  • Development of various products as SOA architectures on application servers such as Tomcat and IBM WebSphere.
  • Use of Oracle (versions 8, 9, 10), PostgreSQL, and MySQL databases.
  • Operation of internal applications on web server farms running Apache and Tomcat.
  • Development in Python, Perl, Java, C, and PHP.
  • Development of applications to support the maintenance and 24x7 operation of complex SOA architectures.
  • Products: Resale DSL, VoIP, Email, Web Hosting, and customer-specific solutions such as Network and VoIP Reporting for Daimler.
  • Development of software for router configuration (BGP) from RPSL provided by RIPE, ARIN, APNIC, etc. in Python.
  • Development of strategies to identify botnets based on Netflow data.
Sep 1999 - Dec 2007
Dortmund, Germany

Internet Backbone Engineer

Verizon Business

Position summary
Internet Backbone Engineer at Verizon Business
Industries
Telecommunication
Business areas
Information Technology
Operations
  • Planning, expansion, and operation of the MCI EMEA backbone (Cisco and Juniper hardware).
  • Development of software for network validation and configuration of the backbone network.
  • Internet routing and analysis of NetFlow traffic data.
  • Third-level support for the EMEA Network Operation Center, including 24x7 on-call duty.
Jul 1997 - Aug 1999

Internet Installation Engineer

Verizon Business

Position summary
Internet Installation Engineer at Verizon Business
Industries
Telecommunication
Business areas
Customer Service
Information Technology
Operations
  • Installation and support of customer connections (dial-up and dedicated lines).
  • Automation of the ordering and provisioning processes.

Industry experience

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Experienced in Telecommunication and Information Technology.

Telecommunication
Information Technology
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Operations, Project Management, and Customer Service.

Information Technology
Product Development
Operations
Project Management
Customer Service
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Skills

Software Development With Over 25 Years Of Experience In Software Development, I See My Strengths Primarily In The Design And Implementation Of Modern And Challenging Web Applications And Backends. I Place Great Importance On Clean, Readable, And Reusable Code, Automated Tests, And Clean Integration.

  • Programming Languages: Python, Javascript, Perl
  • Frameworks: Django, Drf, Flask, Extjs, Vuejs
  • Software / Tools: Mysql, Postgresql, Mssql, Oracle, Redis, Uwsgi, Celery, Ansible, Sentry, Github, Gitlab, Jira, Confluence, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Debian, Centos, Cloudlinux

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1994 - Jun 1997

Fachhochschule Stralsund

Diplom-Ingenieur (FH), Technische Informatik · Computer Engineering · Stralsund, Germany

Oct 1991 - Jun 1994

Universität Rostock

Computer Science · Rostock, Germany

Oct 1990 - Jun 1991

Technische Hochschule Wismar

Fachgebundene Hochschulreife · Wismar, Germany

...and 2 more

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 7
Experience in Telecommunication 19.5 y
Avg length 5 y
Longest experience 8 y 3 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Switzerland)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Software Engineer, Lead Software Engineer, Operations Engineer
Main industries Telecommunication, Information Technology
Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Operations

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor
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Frank is based in Berlin, Germany.

Frank speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

Frank has at least 29 years of experience. During this time, Frank has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 2 months. Note that Frank may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Frank would be well-suited for roles such as: Software Engineer, Lead Software Engineer, Operations Engineer.

Frank's most recent position is Software Engineer at Freelancer.

In recent years, Frank has worked for Freelancer and iWay AG.

Frank is most experienced in industries like Telecommunication and Information Technology.

Frank is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Operations. Frank also has some experience in Project Management and Customer Service.

Frank has recently worked in industries like Information Technology.

Frank has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Product Development.

Frank holds a Bachelor in Computer Engineering from Fachhochschule Stralsund.

The availability of Frank needs to be confirmed.

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