Summary
Alexander Lercher is a scientific researcher and PhD candidate in Software Engineering at Universität Klagenfurt with eight years of hands-on experience designing and evolving micro- and web-service APIs. He combines academic rigor—publishing on API evolution in microservice architectures—with practical software delivery across languages like Java, Python, C#, and mobile via Xamarin. His work spans research, teaching, and applied development for projects including ARTICONF, reflecting a rare mix of system-level thinking and implementation experience. Known for mentoring students and building production-ready prototypes, he brings both deep theoretical insight and a proven track record of shipping software in agile teams. Based in Klagenfurt, he often bridges research questions and real-world constraints, applying empirical methods to improve API maintainability and evolution.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, Technische Informatik, passed with distinction, High School Diploma, Technische Informatik, passed with distinction at HTL Mössingerstraße
Dr. techn. (Doctoral degree), Software Engineering, Dr. techn. (Doctoral degree), Software Engineering at Universität Klagenfurt