Falko Schmidt
Team Lead Backend Engineering at Helsana AG
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolFalko Schmidt is a seasoned backend and full-stack engineer with 17 years of experience, now leading the Backend Engineering team at Helsana AG. He brings deep hands-on expertise in Java/Spring Boot, Angular front-ends, and a history of C++ and Java EE backend work from roles at Swiss Post Solutions and Panter AG. Falko combines pragmatic engineering with a passion for test automation, consistently improving reliability and delivery across insurance and enterprise domains. His career path reflects steady technical growth from student research at an HPC center to senior engineering and leadership positions, evidencing strong system-level thinking. Based in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, he pairs formal computer science training with a knack for turning complex requirements into maintainable, well-tested systems. Colleagues know him as a dependable technical lead who mentors teams while still contributing code.
17 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at FernUniversität in HagenAbitur, LK Mathematik und Musik, Abitur, LK Mathematik und Musik at Klettgau Gymnasium TiengenComputer Science, Computer Science at University of Stuttgart
English, German, Japanese, Spanish
Github Skills (58)
transmission9
openvpn9
docker9
docker-container8
torrent8
fixture7
simulation7
sbml7
grunt-task6
loader6
xlib6
molecular-dynamics-simulation6
tunnel6
jquery6
dynamics6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
kaethorn/oh-my-zsh
Jan 2015 - Feb 2020
Contributions:43 pushes in 5 years 2 months
kaethorn/mp3-report
Oct 2016 - Feb 2018
Contributions:44 PRs, 60 pushes, 46 branches in 1 year 3 months
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