Andreas Kater
Founder at Toptal
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAndreas Kater is a founder and operator with 9 years of experience blending hands-on Node.js/React and full‑stack development with strategic leadership across three tech startups. After an INSEAD MBA and earlier engineering and consulting roles, he has repeatedly optimized operations and built workflow automation products through his consultancy Wakeflow and prior COO roles. He combines mechanical engineering rigour, management consulting cross‑functionality, and practical software delivery—frequently shipping Flask/Angular and Node.js solutions as a senior Toptal developer. Known for turning complex operational pain points into automated, reliable systems, he’s comfortable both leading teams and shipping production code. Based in London, he brings a product-minded approach to infrastructure and automation that helps founders refocus on core business outcomes. Notably, his background in precision agriculture and regulated RTC projects gives him uncommon depth in deploying ML-enabled and compliance-aware systems.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Mechanical Engineering at University of NottinghamMBA, MBA at INSEADLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceBilingual International Baccalaureate, Bilingual International Baccalaureate at Frankfurt International School
Arabic, German, English, Italian, French
Github Skills (11)
cookbook10
pixel9
open-source7
pixel-art7
browser5
nodejs5
stackblitz4
harvest3
webcontainer1
api1
singer1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
wakeflow/dotfiles
Jun 2021 - Jun 2022
Contributions:1 review, 22 PRs, 78 pushes in 11 months
wakeflow/how-we-do
Aug 2021 - Sep 2022
Contributions:7 reviews, 35 commits, 7 PRs in 1 year 1 month
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