Noel Lang - Founder & Lead Engineer

Q: Where is Noel based?

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

Q: What languages does Noel speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does Noel have?

Noel has at least 6 years of experience. During this time, Noel has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 3 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 11 months . Note that Noel may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Noel's latest experience?

Noel's most recent position is Founder & Lead Engineer at ausbildung-in-der-it.de .

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

In recent years, Noel has worked for ausbildung-in-der-it.de , DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale / Cofinpro AG , and Deutsche Bank AG .

Q: Which industries is Noel most experienced in?

Noel is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance , Education , and Information Technology .

Q: Which business areas is Noel most experienced in?

Noel is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Product Development , and Business Intelligence . Noel also has some experience in Operations .

Q: Which industries has Noel worked in recently?

Noel has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance , Education , and Information Technology .

Q: Which business areas has Noel worked in recently?

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

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Frankfurt, Germany

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Experience

Apr 2024 - Present

2 years 3 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Founder & Lead Engineer

ausbildung-in-der-it.de

Platform established and running stably; deliberately reducing my involvement to refocus on an engineering mandate in the financial sector.
Built an own SaaS learning platform from the ground up and scaled it to over 20,000 users (over 6,000 courses sold, B2C and B2B); end-to-end ownership from development through infrastructure to operations.
Built a lab environment that provisions an isolated Linux container per user (Docker, Traefik, Go), including automatic provisioning and a dedicated subdomain per user.
Integrated LLM features into the product and accelerated development end-to-end with AI-assisted workflows (Claude Code, Codex); CI/CD with automated tests.

Oct 2021 - Mar 2024

2 years 6 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Software Engineer / Consultant

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale / Cofinpro AG

Helped build and evolve a new cloud-native asset-management distribution platform: distributed vertical architecture, system decoupling via Apache Kafka (Java/Spring Boot, Kubernetes).
Integrated and consolidated external financial-data providers (e.g. FactSet, Cleversoft): master, quote and price data for equities, funds, certificates and derivatives, with a focus on data quality.
Provided reusable APIs, frontend components and the cross-team design system; onboarding and mentoring of new team members.
Agile work within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe); coordination with internal teams and clients.

Aug 2020 - Sep 2021

1 year 2 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Cooperative Education Student, Software Engineering & IT Security

Deutsche Bank AG

Automated processes with Ansible in the cryptography engineering team.
First hands-on experience in Identity & Access Management and with regulatory frameworks (ISO 27001, MaRisk).

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Education, and Information Technology.

Banking and Finance

Education

Information Technology

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Business Intelligence, and Operations.

Information Technology

Product Development

Business Intelligence

Operations

Summary

Software Engineer focused on Java/Spring Boot, event-driven architectures (Apache Kafka) and cloud-native operations (Kubernetes, Docker, Linux), working in Java and Spring development since 2019.

Several years in regulated banking environments, building and evolving scalable asset-management distribution platforms and integrating complex financial-data systems.

Also experienced in modern AI-assisted development (Claude Code, Codex), integrating LLMs into production applications as well as developing and deploying agentic systems.

Deliberately seeking a professional engineering environment again, bringing additional product and operations ownership from running my own company.

Skills

Backend & Apis: Java 21 (Lts), Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Rest Apis, Apache Kafka, Postgresql, Microservices And Event-Driven Architectures
Cloud, Containers & Devops: Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Ci/Cd (Github Actions, Gitlab Ci), Automated Testing (Playwright), Server Operations
Ai In Software Development: Claude Code, Codex, Agentic Workflows (Mcp), Integrating Llms Into Applications, Context Engineering, Rag
Frontend & Other Languages: Typescript, Vue, React, Vite, Tailwind Css, Node.Js, Php/Laravel
Security & Compliance: Owasp Top 10, Iso 27001, Identity & Access Management, Marisk (Banking)

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Aug 2020 - Sep 2021

Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen

Cooperative Bachelor's in Computer Science, Software Engineering / IT Security · Computer Science · Gießen, Germany

Sep 2019 - Jul 2020

Justus-von-Liebig-Schule

Advanced Technical College Entrance Qualification, focus on Economics · Economics · Überlingen, Germany · Final grade 1.2 (German grading scale).

Sep 2016 - Jul 2019

Auer Gruppe GmbH

IT Specialist for Application Development · Stockach, Germany · Final grade "very good" (95/100 points), vocational school 1.4

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 3

Experience in Banking and Finance 3.5 y

Avg length 1 y 11 m

Longest experience 2 y 5 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Founder & Lead Engineer, Software Engineer / Consultant, Cooperative Education Student, Software Engineering & IT Security

Main industries Banking and Finance, Education, Information Technology

Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Business Intelligence

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Profile

Created

June 2026

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Where is Noel based?

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

What languages does Noel speak?

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

How many years of experience does Noel have?

Noel has at least 6 years of experience. During this time, Noel has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 3 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 11 months. Note that Noel may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Noel be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Noel would be well-suited for roles such as: Founder & Lead Engineer, Software Engineer / Consultant, Cooperative Education Student, Software Engineering & IT Security.

What is Noel's latest experience?

Noel's most recent position is Founder & Lead Engineer at ausbildung-in-der-it.de.

What companies has Noel worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Noel has worked for ausbildung-in-der-it.de, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale / Cofinpro AG, and Deutsche Bank AG.

Which industries is Noel most experienced in?

Noel is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Education, and Information Technology.

Which business areas is Noel most experienced in?

Noel is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Business Intelligence. Noel also has some experience in Operations.

Which industries has Noel worked in recently?

Noel has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance, Education, and Information Technology.

Which business areas has Noel worked in recently?

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

What is Noel's education?

Noel holds a Bachelor in Computer Science from Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen.

What is the availability of Noel?

Noel is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Noel?

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