Patrick D.-C-Level Advisor | Engineering & QA Lead
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C-Level Advisor | Engineering & QA Lead
Freelancer
- Supporting companies as a C-Level Advisor, technical sparring partner, and Engineering Leader with scaling, structure, and technical excellence
- Over 15 years of experience, including more than 6 years in leadership roles with teams of 18+ engineers and budget responsibility of more than €2M
- Direct collaboration with C-Level, Product, and Compliance
Leadership & Organizational Development:
- Leading international cross-functional teams (18+ engineers) in agile environments
- Experience with Scrum, Kanban, OKRs through hands-on delivery
- Close collaboration with stakeholders at C-Level
- Strategic input on engineering roadmaps and organizational structures
Engineering Strategy & Developer Enablement:
- Building and rolling out developer productivity tools like GitHub Copilot and Synergizer
- Scaling, redesigning, and strategically improving the observability architecture (Datadog, Grafana Cloud), including distributed tracing, metric design, SLOs, logging, and cost optimization
- Building developer enablement structures: coding guides, QA practices
- Consolidating CI/CD and DevOps toolchains to improve efficiency
People & Culture:
- Mentoring & coaching of talent and leaders
- Active role in recruiting and team development
- Performance management & retention (< 5% turnover in scaled teams)
- Designing career paths & competency models in engineering
Lead Engineer
ProSiebenSat.1
- Technical and functional leadership of diverse projects to improve developer productivity, code quality, and observability
Media Synergizer – AI-powered workflow platform & prompt engine:
- Leading the engineering team (5 employees)
- Concept, architecture, and integration of Gen-AI components with Python/Flask APIs, React/TypeScript frontend, and a visual prompt flow builder
- Integration of private GPT models for GDPR-compliant solutions
GitHub Copilot – Rollout & Developer Productivity:
- Leading an AI enablement team (5 employees)
- Coordinating the company-wide rollout of GitHub Copilot
- Defining guidelines, workshops, and analytics; hands-on sessions, hackathons, trainings
- Impact: +25% developer productivity, less manual work, better code quality
Code Quality Platform:
- Building and running a company-wide code quality platform with Sonar, Qodana, Teamscale
- Leading an engineering team (4 employees)
- Introducing unified coding guidelines, code coverage, quality gates, and feedback loops
- Impact: −35% critical bugs, −25% pull request cycles
Observability Migration – Grafana Cloud:
- Architecture and implementation of the migration from self-hosted Grafana + Prometheus to Grafana Cloud
- Leading an engineering team (5 employees)
- Consolidating dashboards and alerts, setting up ownership models
Observability Architecture – Datadog:
- Consolidating distributed Datadog instances into one central SubOrg using Terraform
- Building a tagging strategy, defining SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets
- Establishing distributed tracing across microservices
Senior Test Manager
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Sogeti Deutschland GmbH
Quality Engineer
Euro-Log AG
Industry experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, and Transportation.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Quality Assurance, and Product Development.
Summary
I support companies as a C-Level Advisor, technical sparring partner, and Engineering Leader when scaling, structure, and technical excellence are needed. I bring over 15 years of experience, including more than 6 years in leadership roles with teams of 18+ engineers and budget responsibility of more than €2M, working directly with C-Level, Product, and Compliance.
Whether as a C-Level Advisor, interim Engineering Lead, or consultant for structural scaling. I work hands-on, remotely, with a focus on clarity, impact, and sustainable solutions.
Skills
Leadership & Organizational Development
- Leading International Cross-Functional Teams (18+ Engineers) In Agile Environments
- Experience With Agile Methods (Scrum, Kanban, Okrs) Through Hands-On Delivery Across Different Projects
- Close Collaboration With Stakeholders At C-Level
- Strategic Input On Engineering Roadmaps And Organizational Structures
Engineering Strategy & Developer Enablement
- Building And Rolling Out Developer Productivity Tools Like Github Copilot And Synergizer To Support Ai-Assisted Development
- Scaling, Redesigning, And Strategically Improving The Observability Architecture (Including Datadog & Grafana Cloud), Including Distributed Tracing, Metric Design, Slos, Logging, And Cost Optimization
- Building Developer Enablement Structures: Coding Guides, Qa Practices, Etc.
- Consolidating Ci/Cd And Devops Toolchains To Improve Efficiency
People & Culture
- Mentoring & Coaching Of Talent And Leaders
- Active Role In Recruiting And Team Development
- Performance Management & Retention (Under 5% Turnover In Scaled Teams)
- Designing Career Paths & Competency Models In Engineering
Languages
Education
Apprenticeship · IT Specialist in Application Development
Certifications & licenses
Cmap Mobile App Testing – Foundation Level
Datadog Fundamentals
Datadog Kubernetes Fundamentals
Datadog Log Management Fundamentals
Deep Learning Nanodegree
Udacity
The 7 Worst Communication Mistakes
Leading Without Disciplinary Authority
Machine Learning By Stanford University
Coursera
SRE – The Big Picture
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Experience
Global experience
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Profile
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Patrick is based in Au in der Hallertau, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Patrick speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Patrick has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Patrick has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 9 months. Note that Patrick may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Patrick would be well-suited for roles such as: C-Level Advisor | Engineering & QA Lead, Lead Engineer, Senior Test Manager.
Patrick's most recent position is C-Level Advisor | Engineering & QA Lead at Freelancer.
In recent years, Patrick has worked for Freelancer and ProSiebenSat.1.
Patrick is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, and Transportation.
Patrick is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Quality Assurance, and Product Development.
Patrick has recently worked in industries like Media and Entertainment and Information Technology.
Patrick has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.
Patrick attended education in IT Specialist in Application Development.
Patrick has 10 certificates. Among them, these include: Cmap Mobile App Testing – Foundation Level, Datadog Fundamentals, and Datadog Kubernetes Fundamentals.
The availability of Patrick needs to be confirmed.
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