Summary
Daniel Whitfield is a versatile software engineer with 9 years of experience spanning biotech, pharmaceuticals, fintech, data science, and software engineering, currently shaping backend and scheduling pipelines at Enpal in Berlin. He is proficient in Scala, Python, R, Rust, and JavaScript (Node.js, React), and has a proven record delivering automation, testing, and internal tooling across startups and scale-ups, including building Azure-based data pipelines. With a master's in Bioinformatics from Freie Universität Berlin and prior research in nanobiotechnology, he brings cross-disciplinary problem-solving to data-intensive domains and has developed sequence-analysis tools such as gcplotter, REXSEARCH, and YAGA. Notable impacts include an alerting project saving around 25 hours per week of manual checks and the establishment of CI/CD-driven testing ecosystems. He has mentored junior teammates and collaborated with diverse groups across multiple countries, turning complex requirements into practical, auditable solutions. Based in Berlin and open to opportunities in Germany or beyond, he combines hands-on development with a curious, cross-domain perspective.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Arizona
Master, Bioinformatik, 2.3 (German Scale), Master, Bioinformatik, 2.3 (German Scale) at Freie Universität Berlin
Music Theory and Composition, Mathematics, 3.4 GPA, Music Theory and Composition, Mathematics, 3.4 GPA at Pima Community College
Associate of Science (A.S.), Accounting and Computer Science, 3.7 GPA, Associate of Science (A.S.), Accounting and Computer Science, 3.7 GPA at Scottsdale Community College
English, Spanish, German