Lars Tackmann
Global Head Of Engineering CoE at Swiss Re
Zollikon, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolLars Tackmann is a seasoned engineering leader with 14 years of experience guiding software and platform teams across insurance and financial services, now serving as Global Head of Engineering CoE at Swiss Re. He previously served as CTO for iptiQ EMEA and for Life, Pension and Banking at Keylane, blending hands-on architecture with strategic technology leadership. Lars’ background spans founding startups, chief architect roles, and consultancy, giving him a rare mix of product-minded engineering, scalable platform design, and operational rigor. Trained as a mathematician and computer scientist at the University of Copenhagen, he brings a methodical, data-informed approach to complex systems and risk-sensitive domains. Based in Zurich, he’s known for translating legacy modernization challenges into pragmatic, cloud-ready roadmaps that balance business constraints and technical debt. A quietly entrepreneurial technologist, he often bridges executive strategy and developer practice to accelerate delivery in regulated industries.
14 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Public School Mathematics, Public School Mathematics at Holluf pile skoleMaster Mathematics Computer Science, Master Mathematics Computer Science at Københavns Universitet - University of CopenhagenHighscool Mathematics, Highscool Mathematics at Tornbjerg Gymnasium
English, Danish, German
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Github Skills (68)
mobile-development10
windows10
sdk10
dart10
cross-platform10
android10
mobile10
macos10
flutter10
ios10
injection10
desktop10
material-design10
web-framework10
linux9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ltackmann/log4dart
Jul 2012 - Mar 2020
Contributions:90 commits, 20 pushes in 7 years 8 months
loggerdartloggingextensible
ltackmann/harvest
Jul 2012 - Apr 2016
Event store for Dart with multiple backends
Contributions:109 commits, 31 pushes in 3 years 9 months
dartbackendsflutterevent-storemultiple-backends
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