Summary
Jakob Gürtl is a technology leader with 11 years of experience blending hands-on software engineering and management, currently serving as Manager in CIO Advisory at PwC Austria. He has deep expertise in machine learning, computer vision, and photogrammetry from roles at Amazon, Microsoft and projects like UltraMap and Amazon Prime Air, and transitioned into leading software engineering at VIVAVIS. Jakob holds an MS in Software Engineering & Management from TU Graz and a BS in Software Engineering & Business Economics, giving him a strong mix of technical rigor and business acumen. He’s comfortable bridging R&D and delivery—moving from building ML systems and interactive analytics prototypes to steering engineering teams and advising CIOs. Based in Graz, he brings practical field experience (including rapid prototyping at top tech firms) combined with senior leadership in software development and IT strategy.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Software Engineering & Management, Master of Science - MS Software Engineering & Management at Technische Universität Graz
Bachelor of Science - BS Software Engineering & Business Economics, Bachelor of Science - BS Software Engineering & Business Economics at Hamburg University of Technology
High School Computer Science, High School Computer Science at HTBLA Kaindorf an der Sulm
English, German, Spanish