Summary
Johannes Mainusch is a seasoned technology executive and founder with 13+ years leading engineering organizations and over two decades in software and project management. As Geschäftsführer of kommitment and Interim VP Engineering & Platform at Douglas, he specializes in scaling agile, distributed development teams and moving companies from startup mode to robust platform delivery. He combines deep architecture knowledge for large-scale web products with certified PM practices (PMI, Scrum, Kanban) and hands-on experience recruiting and managing motivated cross-functional teams. His background spans CTO roles at NewStore and Deutsche Post E-Post, senior leadership at Otto and XING, and early research and project work at DESY and Lufthansa, giving him rare breadth across enterprise and consumer web systems. Fluent in German and English, he is known for clear presentation and stakeholder alignment as well as preserving engineering velocity while professionalizing delivery. Outside the usual resume claims, he runs kommitment.works, signaling an ongoing commitment to shaping pragmatic engineering culture and tooling.
13 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
in Europe