Summary
Dirk Ulbricht is a Senior Data Engineer based in Hamburg with 11 years of experience blending data science and engineering to deliver production-grade analytics and ML solutions. He currently oversees DWH, access control, transformations, PII management and data pipelines at Shell Energy Retail using Snowflake, dbt, Databricks, Terraform, Airflow and StreamSets. Trained as an economist with a PhD and a background in forecasting and policy research, Dirk brings rigorous statistical thinking to operational data platforms and fraud-detection projects. He has led data education programs and an NGO think tank, demonstrating an unusual mix of technical depth, domain expertise in consumer finance, and leadership in applied research. Known for spotting “undiscovered” value in messy data, he connects academic rigor with pragmatic cloud-native engineering.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom (equiv. Master), Economics, Diplom (equiv. Master), Economics at Freie Universität Berlin
Exchange year, Economics, Exchange year, Economics at Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires
Apprenticeship, Consumer Banking, Apprenticeship, Consumer Banking at Deutsche Bank
PhD, Economics, PhD, Economics at Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München / LMU Munich