Nico Saueressig - Freelance Software Engineer

Q: Where is Nico based?

Nico is based in Heidelberg, Germany .

Q: What languages does Nico speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does Nico have?

Nico has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Nico has worked in at least 2 different roles and for 13 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 10 months . Note that Nico may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Nico's latest experience?

Nico's most recent position is Freelance Software Engineer at HL Design .

Q: What companies has Nico worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Nico has worked for HL Design , Fluidmobile GmbH , Parcelly Ltd , and Neoom Group .

Q: Which industries is Nico most experienced in?

Nico is most experienced in industries like Information Technology , Transportation , and Media and Entertainment . Nico also has some experience in Retail , Energy , and Insurance .

Q: Which business areas is Nico most experienced in?

Nico is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Product Development , and Quality Assurance . Nico also has some experience in Logistics .

Q: Which industries has Nico worked in recently?

Nico has recently worked in industries like Information Technology , Transportation , and Energy .

Q: Which business areas has Nico worked in recently?

Nico has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Product Development , and Quality Assurance .

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Heidelberg, Germany

Experience

Oct 2022 - Present

3 years 6 months

Freelance Software Engineer

HL Design

Implementing new features using best practices for a long running e-commerce and content management platform used by a large variety of different customers.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails, Ruby, REST, PostgreSQL, TDD, RSpec, Testing
Domain: e-commerce, CMS

Nov 2021 - Sep 2022

11 months

Freelance Software Engineer

Fluidmobile GmbH

Extending and improving a mature Ruby on Rails platform to support multiple mobile apps and IoT applications.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails, Ruby, REST, PostgreSQL, TDD, RSpec, Testing, Heroku CI
Practices: Agile practices, IoT

Oct 2020 - Dec 2021

1 year 3 months

Freelance Software Engineer

Parcelly Ltd

Maintaining and extending a mature Sinatra platform with a Ruby on Rails based administration interface at scale.
Technologies: Sinatra, Ruby on Rails, Ruby, REST, PostgreSQL, TDD, Minitest, Testing, CI, Resque
Domain: Logistics, Scale

Sep 2020 - Apr 2021

8 months

Freelance Software Engineer

Neoom Group

Implementing new features in a Ruby on Rails app both frontend and backend.
Some use of VueJS.
Consulting and pushing good practices.
Retrofitting tests.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails, Ruby, REST, PostgreSQL, TDD, Minitest, CI, VueJS, IoT

Feb 2020 - Mar 2020

2 months

Freelance Software Engineer

Allianz SE

Conceptualising and implementing a new payment solution for an internationally well known Allianz partnership in the dental medical space.
Technologies: Ruby, Sinatra, Stripe

Mar 2019 - Apr 2019

2 months

Freelance Software Engineer

Brümmer Digital Ventures

Providing technical consulting and auditing existing products.
Making sensible technical choices.

Feb 2018 - Apr 2020

2 years 3 months

Freelance Software Engineer

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

Implementing new features and improving a legacy Ruby on Rails backend with multiple Angular frontends.
Architecting and rewriting the legacy platform ensuring 100% code coverage and clean code practices.
Maintaining and updating the platform.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails, Ruby, Sinatra, Angular, JavaScript, REST, PostgreSQL, AWS (EC2, ELB, Lambda, S3), Heroku, TDD, RSpec, Testing, DevOps, Infrastructure, CI, Serverless, Microservices

Dec 2017 - Feb 2018

3 months

Freelance Software Engineer

100Worte

Developed a Python Flask frontend application.
Integrated backend services and built a user and administration dashboard.
Technologies: Python, Flask, JavaScript

Nov 2017 - Dec 2017

2 months

Freelance Software Engineer

Entangled

Integrated backend and added new UI views to an iOS application.
Developed new backend endpoints and a complex metrics module in a NodeJS backend application.
Technologies: iOS, Swift, NodeJS, JavaScript, PostgreSQL

Aug 2017 - Oct 2017

3 months

Freelance Software Engineer

Wawibox

Assisted with their iOS application.
Wrote a NodeJS integration test suite for their public API.
Technologies: iOS, Swift, NodeJS, JavaScript, Testing

Jun 2017 - Jul 2017

2 months

Freelance Software Engineer

Sketch

Worked on an iOS application.
Migrated backend to a new hosted Parse solution and added functionality.
Technologies: iOS, Swift, Parse

Feb 2016 - Apr 2017

1 year 3 months

London, United Kingdom

Software Engineer

eBay Shipping Team

Built a full range shipping solution for eBay sellers with integration of major carriers.
Worked on an existing massively scaled legacy SOA.
Led agile transformation and improved towards continuous deployment.
Initiated internal engineering excellence initiatives.
Technologies: Java, JUnit, Infrastructure, Agile transformation, Testing

Sep 2014 - Apr 2017

2 years 8 months

London, United Kingdom

Software Engineer

Shutl Ltd

Developed the Shutl iOS app in Swift with a Clojure backend to track deliveries.
Built a fully responsive and test-driven Rails corporate website for same day deliveries.
Engaged in pair programming, retrospectives, daily standups, and on-call platform engineering.
Monitored and tested microservice architecture.
Technologies: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, Clojure, iOS, Swift, JavaScript, AWS, DevOps, CI, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Agile practices, TDD, Testing

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Transportation, Media and Entertainment, Retail, and Energy.

Information Technology

Transportation

Media and Entertainment

Retail

Energy

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance, and Logistics.

Information Technology

Product Development

Quality Assurance

Logistics

Summary

I am a freelance software developer. I have worked with large stock traded companies as well as numerous startups. I have been involved with concrete implementations, architecting technical solutions, introducing agile project management and development processes as well as technical consulting.

Skills

Ruby
Ruby On Rails
Sinatra
Swift
Ios
Javascript
Nodejs
Tdd
Rspec
Capybara (With Selenium, Chrome Etc.)
Cucumber
Testing
Testing Automation
Pair Programming
Agile Practices
Technical Project Management
Postgresql
Mongodb
Rest
Apis
Microservice Architectures
Serverless
Aws (Ec2, Elb, Cloudwatch, Elastic Transcoder, Lambda, S3, Elastisearch Etc.)
Heroku
Devops
Infrastructure
Chef
Jenkins
Semaphore
Heroku Ci
Riemann
Nagios
Continuous Integration (Ci)
Continuous Deployment (Cd)
Atlassian (Jira, Confluence)
Trello
Miro

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 2010 - Jun 2013

Middlesex University

Bachelor of Arts (Hons.), Audio Production · Audio Production · London, United Kingdom

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 13

Experience in Information Technology 7.5 y

Avg length 1 y

Longest experience 3 y 5 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (United Kingdom)

Primary country United Kingdom

Expertise

Recent roles Freelance Software Engineer, Software Engineer

Main industries Information Technology, Transportation, Media and Entertainment

Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Profile

Created

November 2023

Last Update

November 2024

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Where is Nico based?

Nico is based in Heidelberg, Germany.

What languages does Nico speak?

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

How many years of experience does Nico have?

Nico has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Nico has worked in at least 2 different roles and for 13 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 10 months. Note that Nico may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Nico be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Nico would be well-suited for roles such as: Freelance Software Engineer, Software Engineer.

What is Nico's latest experience?

Nico's most recent position is Freelance Software Engineer at HL Design.

What companies has Nico worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Nico has worked for HL Design, Fluidmobile GmbH, Parcelly Ltd, and Neoom Group.

Which industries is Nico most experienced in?

Nico is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Transportation, and Media and Entertainment. Nico also has some experience in Retail, Energy, and Insurance.

Which business areas is Nico most experienced in?

Nico is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance. Nico also has some experience in Logistics.

Which industries has Nico worked in recently?

Nico has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Transportation, and Energy.

Which business areas has Nico worked in recently?

Nico has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

What is Nico's education?

Nico holds a Bachelor in Audio Production from Middlesex University.

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