Iris Hunkeler
Senior Software Engineer at GetYourGuide
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolIris Hunkeler is a Senior Software & Cloud Engineer based in Zurich with over 15 years in IT, specializing in backend development (Kotlin, Java, Python), cloud engineering (AWS, Azure) and DevOps. She has led architecture and platform work across FinTech, e-mobility and healthcare, moving from hands-on engineering to associate management and mentorship roles at Netlight and GetYourGuide. Her background combines technical depth with product and delivery experience—she’s worked as Scrum Master, project manager and requirements engineer, and has run 3rd-level support and production deployments. A lifelong learner with an MSc in Business Information Systems and a CAS in Big Data & ML, Iris brings both business context and data-aware thinking to system designs. She is an experienced public speaker and community builder who actively advocates for diversity in tech and mentors women entering the field. A pragmatic problem-solver, she’s motivated by finding elegant, achievable solutions to complex engineering challenges.
6 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science Business Information Systems, Master of Science Business Information Systems at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNWCertificate of Advanced Studies Big Data and Machine Learning, Certificate of Advanced Studies Big Data and Machine Learning at University of ZurichBachelor of Science Betriebsökonomie mit Vertiefung in Wirtschaftsinformatik, Bachelor of Science Betriebsökonomie mit Vertiefung in Wirtschaftsinformatik at ZHAW Zurich University of Applied SciencesEidgenössisches Fähigkeitszeugnis und Berufsmaturität Informatikerin Schwerpunkt Applikationsentwicklung, Eidgenössisches Fähigkeitszeugnis und Berufsmaturität Informatikerin Schwerpunkt Applikationsentwicklung at Kantonsschule Hottingen
German, English, French, Spanish
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Github Skills (19)
lombok10
java8
amazon-dynamodb6
spring-boot6
amazon-web-services6
spring6
boolean6
keycloak6
postgresql6
solve4
historical4
api4
drama4
certificate3
api-documentation3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
iris-hunkeler/iris-hunkeler
Nov 2022 - Jan 2025
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
iris-hunkeler/architecture-documentation
Sep 2024 - Sep 2024
Contributions:46 pushes, 1 branch in 4 days
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