Summary
Manuel Hartl is a pragmatic software engineer and architect with 10+ years of experience designing scalable, secure, and maintainable systems across banking, payments, and enterprise software. He has led architecture and technology scouting roles—from coaching teams on scalable backends at FlexSecure to serving as Software Architect at First Data Deutschland and now engineering at Aareal Bank—blending hands-on development with strategic decisions about non-functional requirements. Trained in distributed systems and cryptography at TU Darmstadt, he consistently anticipates emerging standards and evaluates new technologies for practical adoption. Known for turning complex requirements into efficient architectures, he pairs deep technical judgment with a preference for durable, auditable solutions rather than short-term fixes.
10 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom Informatik, Distributed Systems / Cryptography, 1.3, Diplom Informatik, Distributed Systems / Cryptography, 1.3 at TU Darmstadt
Baccalaureate, Baccalaureate at Max-Planck-Gymnasium Rüsselsheim
German, English