Christoph Von Kruechten is a seasoned software leader and Geschäftsführer with over 11 years of experience designing pragmatic software architectures and leading engineering teams from startup to scale. He founded and runs Treestack GmbH while providing long-term external IT consulting to Toyota Kreditbank, blending entrepreneurial drive with enterprise-grade delivery. Known for a love-hate relationship with functional programming, he favors elegant, practical solutions and has led development and architecture efforts across multiple companies since the late 1990s. He brings hands-on experience as a freelance architect and head of development, pairing technical depth with product-minded leadership. Outside of work he’s a committed home-roaster and outdoor enthusiast who values strong local communities—and is most proud of being a father of two. Based in Cologne, he pilots projects that intersect AI-driven retrieval (RAG) and social institution use-cases, optimizing embeddings and real-world impact.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Wirtschaftsinformatik, Wirtschaftsinformatik at Fernuniversität Hagen
Contributions:5 releases, 2 PRs, 30 pushes in 6 months
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Christoph Von Kruechten - Geschäftsführer at Toyota Kreditbank GmbH