Hey! Nice to see you!

Thanks for taking the time to look into my application! Below you’ll find a short introduction, but if you’d rather just quickly skim my CV, go ahead. If you have a few more minutes, I’m happy to tell you more about myself.

About me

I’m Thomas, 34, and I live in Duisburg together with my partner, a tomcat and a chihuahua.

I’m currently working remotely as a UX-Engineer at an agency in Hamburg, but I’m actively looking for a new challenge. Away from agency life, toward a product I can shape long-term.

Day to day I work with React, Vue.js, TypeScript and modern web frameworks. My goal has always been to translate design cleanly into components while keeping user experience front and center. I work with Figma daily, though currently more on the consumer side and less actively designing. In the past, I’ve created wireframes and interactive prototypes and led both internal and external user testing sessions.

I’m a maker: someone who likes to build things and isn’t too picky about what with. Arduino, 3D printer, laser cutter, table saw, sewing and embroidery machine. I like trying things out and rarely shy away from something new.

To give something back to society alongside my job, I’m also a volunteer with the THW (Germany’s Federal Agency for Technical Relief).

At work I’m independent and like taking ownership, but I do my best work in a team, especially when I can bring in my broad general knowledge and varied experiences. When something’s stuck or a deadline is creeping up, I step up for my colleagues, even if that means leaving the house home office a bit later.

Why STACKIT?

I’ve been listening to the podcast Logbuch Netzpolitik for years, following the discussions around digital sovereignty in Europe and the downsides of our dependency on Silicon Valley. Through my volunteer work at THW, I’ve come to understand even more clearly how important an independent, European cloud infrastructure already is — and will only become more so. When I saw the opportunity to actively contribute to and help shape it, I was sold.

Why this role fits me

Frontend development is my core domain. But within the broad spectrum of “Frontend Engineer”, I sit firmly on the “UX” side rather than “data and backend”. I don’t just know how to build an interface; I understand why it should be built a certain way. That makes collaborating with product owners and UX designers particularly smooth — I speak both languages.

My strength is clearly on the visual and component side: clean UI architecture, maintainable component structures, consistent design system maintenance. I’ve built complex UIs for technical users — back-office applications and customer self-service portals in the insurance industry, information-dense interfaces where clarity and efficiency are everything. Exactly the kind of interface I picture for a cloud dashboard.

To be honest, backend integration and data handling are less my territory than the interface itself. I know how to connect APIs and work with data flows in the frontend — but topics like BFF architecture or communication with distributed backend systems are areas I want to grow into, not areas where I’d claim to shine today.

On Angular, I want to be upfront: my day-to-day work runs on React and Vue.js. That said, I bring solid TypeScript and even stronger CSS skills, and I’ve navigated a framework switch or two before. The move to Angular doesn’t intimidate me — TypeScript and modern component architecture follow the same core principles across frameworks.

I work daily with GitHub, AWS and Vercel — CI/CD pipelines and agile DevOps structures are exactly where I feel at home. Docker and Kubernetes I’ve mostly encountered as a user rather than an admin.

Location

I’ve been working remotely for years and want to keep it that way. For team days, workshops or important syncs, I’m happy to come to Heilbronn though. I’m reasonably flexible on that.

Next Steps

If this all sounds good to you, please don’t hesitate to call or write to me. You can reach me (almost) anytime! ✌️