Marco Kleesiek
Solutions Architect - Amazon Music
Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Top SchoolMarco Kleesiek is a solutions architect at Amazon Music with nine years of industry experience and a PhD in astroparticle physics, blending deep scientific rigor with product-focused engineering. He builds service-oriented systems and developer-friendly APIs, drawing on extensive C++ cross-platform experience and a polyglot background that includes Python, Java/Android, and CI-driven test frameworks. Previously he led UX engineering for automotive infotainment and managed complex integrations and certifications for major OEMs, bridging embedded systems and cloud-native services. At KIT he developed a C++ data-analysis backbone for the KATRIN neutrino experiment that improved statistical sensitivity by 20%, demonstrating an ability to turn advanced statistical methods into production-grade infrastructure. Known for mentoring teams and enabling partnerships between engineering and product, he enjoys learning and applying new techniques—from Bayesian inference to self-driving car tooling—to solve real-world problems. Based in Karlsruhe, he brings a rare mix of academic depth and practical delivery in both automotive and music streaming domains.
10 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Astroparticle Physics, Magna Cum Laude, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Astroparticle Physics, Magna Cum Laude at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Nanodegree, Self Driving Car Engineer, Nanodegree, Self Driving Car Engineer at UdacityMaster of Science (M.Sc.) - German 'Diplom', Astroparticle Physics, Excellent, Master of Science (M.Sc.) - German 'Diplom', Astroparticle Physics, Excellent at Karlsruhe Technical University
German, English, French
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Github Skills (8)
markov9
markov-chain8
monte-carlo7
c-library7
bayesian7
bayesian-inference5
modular4
inference3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
mkleesiek/versatile-mcmc
Jul 2016 - Oct 2016
Contributions:1 release, 98 commits, 6 PRs in 2 months
c-librarybayesian-inferenceinferencemarkov-chain-monte-carlochain
mkleesiek/CarND-P01-Lane-Lines
Nov 2020 - Jan 2021
Contributions:1 release, 8 pushes, 1 tag in 1 month
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