Thorsten Boock - Senior Software Engineer

Q: Where is Thorsten based?

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

Q: What languages does Thorsten speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does Thorsten have?

Thorsten has at least 12 years of experience. During this time, Thorsten has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 3 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 1 month . Note that Thorsten may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Thorsten's latest experience?

Thorsten's most recent position is Senior Software Engineer at Codegy .

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

In recent years, Thorsten has worked for Codegy , Jungheinrich Digital Solutions , and MOIA GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Thorsten most experienced in?

Thorsten is most experienced in industries like Information Technology , Transportation , and Automotive . Thorsten also has some experience in Manufacturing .

Q: Which business areas is Thorsten most experienced in?

Thorsten is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Product Development , and Human Resources .

Q: Which industries has Thorsten worked in recently?

Thorsten has recently worked in industries like Transportation , Automotive , and Manufacturing .

Q: Which business areas has Thorsten worked in recently?

Thorsten has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Product Development , and Human Resources .

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Hamburg, Germany

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Experience

Mar 2023 - Present

3 years 3 months

Senior Software Engineer

Codegy

Developing Kotlin/Spring Boot microservices deployed on Kubernetes and AWS Lambda
Implementing monitoring solutions
Backend development for Traigo platform (booking/analysis for freight wagons)
Determining wagon stays in geofences
Routing of position data
Forwarding position data and geofence events to clients using ITSS
Developing and deploying services in both Kubernetes and AWS Lambda environments
Tech stack: Kotlin, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, AWS Lambda, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Protocol Buffers

Jun 2022 - Feb 2023

9 months

Senior Software Developer

Jungheinrich Digital Solutions

Designed event-driven system for processing customer and forklift data
Developed GraphQL server with Go/ent framework
Automated deployments with Concourse CI and AWS CDK
Evaluated Apache Spark/AWS Glue for ETL pipelines

Jul 2020 - May 2022

1 year 11 months

Cloud Native Developer / Technical Designer

MOIA GmbH

Developed and operated microservices (Kotlin, Go) in AWS Serverless environment
Participated in enterprise-wide architecture decisions as Technical Designer
Built monitoring solutions with CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana
Managed hiring process as Hiring Manager
Customer profile API (Kotlin, DynamoDB, Kinesis)
Passwordless authentication (AWS Cognito, Kotlin)
Mission tracking system (Go, event aggregation)

Dec 2013 - Jun 2020

6 years 7 months

Senior Software Engineer

Codegy

MOIA (2018-2019): Pricing and payment history services development (Go), back office backend optimization (Kotlin)
Jungheinrich (2016-2018): Led monolith-to-microservices migration, introduced Go as main language, developed battery management system

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Transportation, Automotive, and Manufacturing.

Information Technology

Transportation

Automotive

Manufacturing

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, and Human Resources.

Information Technology

Product Development

Human Resources

Summary

Senior Freelance Software Engineer specializing in scalable cloud-native microservice architectures with 10+ years of experience. Expert in Kotlin, Go, Spring Boot, AWS, and Kubernetes, with deep knowledge of event-driven systems and serverless technologies. Proven ability to design, develop, and operate high-performance, resilient systems that handle real-time data processing at scale.

Skills

Languages

Kotlin
Go
Typescript

Frameworks

Spring Boot
Aws Cdk
Terraform

Aws Services

Lambda
Dynamodb
Kinesis
Sqs/Sns
Api Gateway
Cloudwatch

Container & Orchestration

Docker
Kubernetes (Development Focus)

Databases

Postgresql
Dynamodb
Mongodb

Practices

Microservices
Event-Driven Architecture
Serverless
Devops

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 4

Experience in Information Technology 6.5 y

Avg length 3 y 1 m

Longest experience 6 y 6 m

Expertise

Recent roles Senior Software Engineer, Senior Software Developer, Cloud Native Developer / Technical Designer

Main industries Information Technology, Transportation, Automotive

Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Human Resources

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Created

April 2026

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Where is Thorsten based?

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

What languages does Thorsten speak?

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

How many years of experience does Thorsten have?

Thorsten has at least 12 years of experience. During this time, Thorsten has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 3 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 1 month. Note that Thorsten may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Thorsten be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Thorsten would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Software Engineer, Senior Software Developer, Cloud Native Developer / Technical Designer.

What is Thorsten's latest experience?

Thorsten's most recent position is Senior Software Engineer at Codegy.

What companies has Thorsten worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Thorsten has worked for Codegy, Jungheinrich Digital Solutions, and MOIA GmbH.

Which industries is Thorsten most experienced in?

Thorsten is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Transportation, and Automotive. Thorsten also has some experience in Manufacturing.

Which business areas is Thorsten most experienced in?

Thorsten is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Human Resources.

Which industries has Thorsten worked in recently?

Thorsten has recently worked in industries like Transportation, Automotive, and Manufacturing.

Which business areas has Thorsten worked in recently?

Thorsten has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Human Resources.

What is the availability of Thorsten?

Thorsten will be available full-time from June 2026.

What is the rate of Thorsten?

Thorsten's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.