Summary
Benjamin Eckardt is a software engineering manager based in Berlin with over a decade of development experience and more than six years in management, known for turning regulatory and security-heavy domains into stable, product-focused teams. He has led cross-functional squads across payments, transfers, web, and growth at Spendesk, delivering compliant international transfers and product-led growth features while rebuilding team ownership and enabling multiple promotions. Previously he built and led a data science product team that shipped an anomaly detection system and partnered with Humboldt University on root-cause research, showing a blend of applied ML and engineering leadership. Benjamin excels at raising standards through coaching, structured hiring, and technical guilds, and brings a pragmatic bias for delivery alongside a knack for aligning technical strategy with regulatory constraints.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Wirtschaftsinformatik, Bachelor of Science - BS, Wirtschaftsinformatik at Hochschule Stralsund