Cedric Wider
Chief Technology Officer at Simplificator AG
Zürich Metropolitan Area Switzerland
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Top SchoolCedric Wider is a pragmatic technology leader and Chief Technology Officer based in the Zürich area, with over a decade of experience building and leading engineering teams across Swisscom, Unic, and Simplificator. He excels at turning production systems from prototype to reliable, scalable services and has progressed from hands-on software engineer to team lead and now CTO. His background spans mobile and backend development, giving him a full-stack perspective that helps align product needs with robust engineering practices. Known for steady team leadership, he has repeatedly stepped into senior roles during company transitions and growth phases. Cedric pairs a formal computer science education with a practical, delivery-focused approach, often bridging technical debt reduction with feature velocity. He brings a quietly consistent track record of operational ownership and mentorship that helps organizations sustain long-term engineering health.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Science at HSRMaster of Computer Applications (MCA), Computer Science, Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Computer Science at HSR Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil
English, German
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Github Skills (34)
rails-api10
rest-services10
json-api10
rails-gem10
activemodel10
json9
ruby9
api9
http-client9
rest-api9
hypermedia9
rest8
accelerator8
rails8
http6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
cedricwider/markdown_server
Jul 2015 - Jan 2018
Contributions:4 PRs, 8 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 7 months
local-ch/calculate-deployment-name
Mar 2021 - Nov 2022
Contributions:1 release, 2 PRs, 3 pushes in 1 year 8 months
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