Summary
Alex Katlein is a Principal Consultant with 11 years of experience designing and delivering modern software architectures for banks, insurers, media companies, fintechs and e-commerce platforms. He combines hands-on full-stack and systems engineering (JVM, Kotlin, Node.js, Rust exploration) with platform and integration leadership, helping teams adopt cloud-native patterns, Kafka-based integrations and secure microservices. Alex routinely steps into roles from lead architect to platform integration lead, shepherding cross-functional teams and aligning technical decisions with business goals. Based in Lower Austria, he pairs a pragmatic focus on future-proof, maintainable architectures with a knack for improving organizational hiring and development practices. An avid Linux gamer and self-described "Kotlin-Lover" who started with mobile and transpiler work, he brings uncommon breadth—from low-level runtime optimizations to C-level architectural strategy.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer's degree, Computer Science, Engineer's degree, Computer Science at HTL Spengergasse