Experience & Education

My professional and academic journey

Work Experience

Full Stack Software Developer (C#/Java)

iRIX Software Engineering AG

2021 - PresentBasel, Switzerland

Leading the development and maintenance of critical energy trading platforms for Axpo Solutions AG. Managing a 12-year-old Java platform while implementing extensive new functionality, ensuring stability, and guiding modernization efforts for mission-critical systems.

Key Achievements:

  • Stepped up as project lead after all senior developers left the project, taking full ownership as the junior developer
  • Successfully maintained and enhanced two major enterprise energy trading platforms without business interruption
  • Met all project deadlines and successfully launched products live with zero critical incidents
  • Introduced code quality practices: Implemented Sonar for static code analysis, significantly improving maintainability
  • Enhanced testing infrastructure: Introduced assertion tests and parameterized tests, increasing test coverage and reliability
  • Led extensive refactoring efforts on legacy codebase while continuously delivering new features
  • Implemented substantial new functionality into legacy systems, modernizing capabilities without compromising stability
  • Ensured high availability for mission-critical trading operations across multiple European energy markets
  • Guided modernization strategy for 12-year-old platform, balancing technical debt reduction with feature delivery
JavaJUnitJBossSonarHibernate.NETC#Git
Research

Bachelor Thesis

Artificial Intelligence Research Group, University of Basel

2021Basel, Switzerland

Implementing and Evaluating Successor Generator in the Fast Downward Planning System

  • Research in AI planning and automated problem solving
  • Implementation and evaluation of successor generation algorithms
  • Contribution to the Fast Downward Planning System
Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

University of Basel

2017 - 2021Basel, Switzerland

Completed Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science with a focus on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

  • Focus: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
  • Relevant coursework in algorithms, data structures, and software engineering
  • Strong foundation in theoretical computer science and practical programming