Kai Schmudlach - Software Architect and Developer, Python

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Berlin, Germany

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Experience

May 2025 - Jun 2025

2 months

Taufkirchen, Germany

Software Developer

Hensoldt AG

Development of a GUI application for capturing and calculating TOPSIS sensor combinations
Technologies: Python, VS Code, Unit Tests, Clean Code, GitHub Copilot

Mar 2023 - Nov 2023

9 months

Hamburg, Germany

Software Architect, Management Consultant, and Team Coach

Plath Signal Products GmbH & Co KG

Developed a software architecture for a high-performance signal processing platform for broadband antennas
Advised the CTO
Coached the leadership team

Jan 2022 - Present

4 years 8 months

Berlin, Germany

Software Architect and Developer

KSC GmbH

Developed a portfolio of intelligent and robust ML-based office tools for project acquisition, applications, and communication
Technologies: Python, LangChain, Pandas, open-source LLMs (local), data embedding, vectorization, web scraping, LM Studio, AgentGPT, Agentic Framework, image recognition, prompt design, RAG programming, PostgreSQL, Selenium, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, Clean Code, Tabnine, GitHub Copilot

Nov 2021 - Oct 2024

3 years

Hennigsdorf, Germany

Software Architect, Developer, and Coach

Sinfonie GmbH & Co KG

Extended an MS Access–based care management system to support KIM email communication according to new legal requirements with Gematik
Technologies: C#, .NET Core, Visual Studio 2022, JetBrains dotTrace, ReSharper, Tabnine AI, dependency injection, IoC, XML, UML, LINQ, Entity Framework 6, REST, SMTP, IMAP, POP3, Exchange Server, M365, Microsoft Graph, MS SQL Server, Azure DevOps, TDD, CI/CD, NUnit, Trello, Clean Code, user-centric design, ALM, Log4Net, ADM, NLog

Mar 2021 - Aug 2022

1 year 6 months

Berlin, Germany

Tech Lead of the BIM Integration Layer & Interim Data Product Owner

50Hertz Transmission GmbH

Led the development of the BIM digital twin and technology selection
Created the backlog for developing a transversal integration layer
Coordinated and advised on business requirements and data architecture
Built and operated a central data product for infrastructure data
Participated in the change process for a new data-centric matrix operations model
Migrated infrastructure projects to the company's enterprise data platform
Technologies: BIM, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Jira, KPIs, MS Teams, UML, TOGAF, ETL, Miro, data centricity, CIM, data discovery, MDM, GIS, critical infrastructure, data product, asset data, Miro, Trello, SQL, DaaS, Power BI, Git

Oct 2019 - Oct 2020

1 year 1 month

Potsdam, Germany

Software Architect and Developer

Brandenburgischer Landesbetrieb für Liegenschaften und Bauen

Implementing customer requirements for real estate management in coordination with customers, project management and BI architects
Integrating MS Project Server with SAP and developing a custom solution
Developing interfaces for communication between the ERP and DMS solution
Technologies: M365, MS SharePoint, MS Project Server, MS Project, Exchange Server, EAI, Jira, TDD, MS Teams, C#, .NET, Visual Studio 2017/2019, ReSharper, Entity Framework 6, MS SQL Server, MS Graph, Azure DevOps, SAP, CSOM, Log4Net, CI/CD, IoC, Private Cloud, Monitoring, Clean Code, Unit Tests

Mar 2019 - Dec 2020

1 year 10 months

Berlin, Germany

Process Analyst and Software Architect

Funk Gruppe

Designing a software architecture and developing a greenfield application for billing services and payment transactions with ERP-driven document generation and legally compliant archiving
Technologies: C#, .NET Core, Blazor, Visual Studio 2019, IoC, JetBrains dotTrace, ReSharper, BPMN, UML, CI/CD, TDD, arc42, Entity Framework 6, REST, MS SQL Server, WPF, MVC, MVVM, ASP.NET, SSIS, Bootstrap, Hangfire, Angular.ts, xUnit, Unit Tests, User Acceptance Tests, Dependency Injection, Clean Code, User-Centric Software Design, ALM, ADM, Fluent Assertions, Tabnine, Log4Net, SignalR

Mar 2019 - May 2019

3 months

Hennigsdorf, Germany

Software Architect, Developer and Coach

Sinfonie GmbH & Co KG

Extending an MS Access-based care management system according to Luxembourg's legal requirements
Technologies: C#, .NET, Visual Studio 2017, JetBrains dotTrace, ReSharper, XML, UML, Entity Framework 6, REST, MS SQL Server, TFS, MS Access, Azure Framework, Log4Net, CI/CD, IoC, Clean Code, Troubleshooting, Team Coaching, ALM

Sep 2018 - Dec 2018

4 months

Berlin, Germany

Software Architect and Developer

Francotyp Postalia GmbH

Developing a greenfield e-commerce portal application for integrating external logistics providers and social media connectivity
Technologies: C#, .NET, Visual Studio 2017, ReSharper, XML, UML, Entity Framework 6, REST, LINQ, SQL, ETL, MS SQL Server, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps, Agile Scrum, Kanban, GraphML, React, TeamCity, codeBeamer, Angular 6, E-Commerce webshop, SignalR, Sentry, OAuth, Git, Azure Framework, GraphQL, SOAP, Docker, Clean Code, ALM

Oct 2017 - May 2018

8 months

Schwerin, Germany

Project Manager, Software Architect and Troubleshooter

DVZ Mecklenburg Vorpommern GmbH

Reviewing a problematic existing project for managing court deposits and payment transactions
Migrating from Gupta to .NET and creating a new software architecture
Restructuring and setting up team and development processes
Team coaching and project management
Maintaining roadmaps and milestones, risk management, task coordination, milestone reporting, document and knowledge management
Technologies: Visual Studio 2015, Confluence, Jira, SharePoint, HP Quality Center, TFS, C# .NET 4.5, MVC 3, C++/CLI, MS SQL Server, jQuery, JavaScript, MVVM, Bootstrap, TypeScript, Gupta, Agile, arc42, TOGAF, DevExpress, Scrum, Kanban, Log4Net, SignalR, CI/CD, IoC

Mar 2016 - Mar 2017

1 year 1 month

Germany

Software architect and developer

Corning Optical Communications GmbH & Co. KG

Analysis, optimization and extension of an internet platform and SAP production control
Deployment processes, programming and testing
Technologies: Visual Studio 2013, SCM, C# .NET 4.5, MVC 3, ASP.NET, Web services, REST, JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular 2, jQuery, Bootstrap, Telerik Kendo, MS SQL, Oracle, SAP, UML, MsTest, SharePoint, CI/CD, Agile, XAML, Dependency Injection, IoC, Cryptography

Feb 2014 - Feb 2016

2 years 1 month

Berlin, Germany

Project manager, software architect and troubleshooter

Kieback&Peter GmbH & Co. KG

Creation of complex SaaS software architectures for the Qanteon GLT and Connect Router products
Project planning, project & team leadership, supplier management, evaluation of SCADA providers
Introduction of Jira & Clean Code, roadmap and milestone management, risk management, task coordination, document and knowledge management
Technologies: Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate, GLT, Bacnet, PGA, VB.NET, C# .NET 4.5, MVC 3, ASP.NET, C++/CLI, IIS, OWIN, SignalR, WebSockets, REST, MS SQL, MongoDB, Azure, AWS, NoSQL, MySQL, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, Vue.js, Node.js, Elasticsearch, Jira, Confluence, TypeScript, SharePoint, Kubernetes, EF, TFS, GIT

Feb 2014 - Nov 2014

10 months

Berlin, Germany

Software architect and developer

KPMG AG

Creation of software architectures, definition and implementation of software engineering processes
Test and quality management, programming
Development of personnel planning software
Technologies: Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate, Unit & Integration Tests, EF, TFS Build Definitions, Web Services, SharePoint, C# & VB.NET, MVC, MVVM, REST, WPF, WCF, MsTest, TDD, T-SQL, Azure, UML, BPML, Oracle, SAP, Scrum

Aug 2013 - Nov 2013

4 months

Berlin, Germany

Software architect and developer

McFit GmbH

Creation of custom solutions and integration of backend processes for an e-commerce portal
Development of product catalog, web pages and REST Web APIs for MS Dynamics CRM and MS SharePoint
Technologies: C# .NET, MVC 4, VB.NET, ADO.NET, Web API, Web services, REST, JSON, SaaS, SOA, AJAX, MS Dynamics, SVN, PDF, TFS, UML, jQuery, AWS, Cloud, Scrum, IIS

Jun 2012 - Jul 2013

1 year 2 months

Neckarsulm, Germany

Software architect and interim development lead

mike travel AG

Set up a software development office in Berlin, selection, hiring, coaching and training of a development team of 10 members
Creation of a system architecture for processing e-commerce travel services
Development of e-commerce software architecture and control tools for data harvesting/BI
Machine Learning, software development and collaboration with partners
Roadmap and milestone maintenance, risk management, task coordination, knowledge management
Technologies: C#, MVC 4, C/C++, Big Data, ML, jQuery, Bootstrap, JavaScript, ASP.NET, Node.js, Python, MS SQL, Azure, AWS, RabbitMQ, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Magento, XML, IoC, DWH, ETL, Scrum, Telerik UI, Elmah, Log4Net, Clean Code

Dec 2000 - Dec 2009

9 years 1 month

Oyten, Germany

Founder, Head of Research and Development, Product Owner

bendit GmbH

Technical and disciplinary leadership of software development, project management, software architecture, and key account support
Building a strategic partner and supplier network as well as running product support, PR, marketing, and partner solution sales
Planning, implementation, and marketing of the "digipen" product portfolio as the first digital pen-and-paper solution in Germany
Development of the truck toll solution "Maut Connect" and project work for Wiebe Gleisbau, Meyerwerft Papenburg, GFT Healthcare, Continental, and Finum Finanzhaus
Technologies: SOA, Java, C++, C#, VB.NET, TCP/IP, sockets, Bluetooth, Anoto Technology, Oracle, EAI, form capture, handwriting recognition, ERP, DMS, JBoss, Apache Tomcat, MySQL, Sonic MQ, ESB, XML, Windows Forms, Android, microservices, Jenkins

May 1998 - Apr 2002

4 years

Bremen, Germany

Research Associate in Production Informatics

Research Center for Work, Environment and Technology at the University of Bremen

Technical supervision of student employees
Execution of the EU IST projects BREVIE and DERIVE
Development and testing of mechatronic learning systems for the vocational training of mechatronics technicians
Modeling virtual reality environments and programming optical position tracking and ultrasonic object tracking
Integration into augmented reality and conference systems

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Transportation, Education, Energy, Healthcare, and Insurance.

Information Technology

Transportation

Education

Energy

Healthcare

Insurance

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management, Research and Development, Business Intelligence, and Finance.

Information Technology

Product Development

Project Management

Research and Development

Business Intelligence

Finance

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Elementary

Portuguese

Elementary

Education

Oct 1991 - Jun 1998

University of Bremen

Diploma in Computer Science · Computer Science · Bremen, Germany

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 17

Experience in Information Technology 15.5 y

Avg length 1 y 10 m

Longest experience 9 y

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Software Developer, Software Architect, Management Consultant, and Team Coach, Software Architect and Developer

Main industries Information Technology, Transportation, Education

Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Profile

Created

July 2025

Last Update

January 2026

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Kai is based in Berlin, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

Kai speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary), Portuguese (Elementary).

Kai has at least 24 years of experience. During this time, Kai has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 16 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 5 months. Note that Kai may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Kai would be well-suited for roles such as: Software Developer, Software Architect, Management Consultant, and Team Coach, Software Architect and Developer.

Kai's most recent position is Software Developer at Hensoldt AG.

In recent years, Kai has worked for Hensoldt AG, Plath Signal Products GmbH & Co KG, KSC GmbH, Sinfonie GmbH & Co KG, and 50Hertz Transmission GmbH.

Kai is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Transportation, and Education. Kai also has some experience in Energy, Healthcare, and Insurance.

Kai is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management. Kai also has some experience in Research and Development, Business Intelligence, and Quality Assurance.

Kai has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Healthcare, and Energy.

Kai has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Business Intelligence.

Kai attended University of Bremen for Computer Science.

Kai is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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