Dionysios Satikidis
Head Of Developer Platforms
Esslingen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolDionysios Satikidis is a Head of Developer Platforms with 15+ years of engineering and innovation experience, currently leading Mercedes‑Benz’s developer ecosystem and an inner‑source community of over 23,000 registered users. He combines hands‑on technical depth in distributed systems, AI and IoT with strategic leadership—driving partnerships with OpenAI, GitHub and Nvidia to embed AI into developer journeys. A seasoned educator and lecturer in Applied AI and IoT, he publishes open‑source teaching frameworks and mentors the next generation of engineers. Prior roles at Festo and Bosch show a consistent track record of turning R&D into production platforms, including showcased work at Nvidia GTC and contributions to cloud robotic platforms. Known for cultivating self‑organized, high‑performance teams, he balances an ambidextrous investment approach that allocates 20% to disruptive bets and 80% to stable, scalable platforms. Based in Esslingen, Germany, he blends academic rigour from Brunel and Hochschule Esslingen with enterprise delivery and visible open‑source impact.
8 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Software Engineering at Hochschule Esslingen University of Applied SciencesMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Distributed Computing Systems Engineering, with Distinction, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Distributed Computing Systems Engineering, with Distinction at Brunel University London
German, English, Greek, French
Github Skills (21)
particle9
particle-photon9
photon8
prototyping8
iot5
robotics4
android4
arduino4
esp323
steam3
microcontroller2
printing2
robot2
gcode1
mesh1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
MrDio/Applied-AI-Technologies
Oct 2018 - Feb 2021
Contributions:30 commits, 29 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
MrDio/IoT-Prototyping-Framework
Mar 2018 - Feb 2022
IoT Prototyping Framework for particle photon developed by D. Satikidis, D. Lagamtzis used for academic lectures.
Contributions:19 commits, 13 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 11 months
particleparticle-photonphotonprototypingiot
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