Summary
Matthias Bastian is a backend software engineer based in Berlin with 12 years of experience building and automating cloud infrastructure around OpenStack and Kubernetes. At STRATO he focuses on robust backend systems and deployment automation, drawing on earlier work creating cloud-based, on-demand VMs for teaching at the Hasso Plattner Institute. He holds both a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in IT-Systems Engineering and participated in Stanford’s ME310 program, blending rigorous engineering with product-focused teamwork. Outside code he’s an avid rock climber and drone pilot, traits that mirror his hands-on, exploratory approach to solving complex system problems. Known for caring about the “hidden background magic,” he excels at making critical backend services reliable and maintainable at scale.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Abitur, 1.1, Abitur, 1.1 at Karl-Friedrich-Schinkel-Gymnasium, Neuruppin
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), IT-Systems Engineering, 1.6, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), IT-Systems Engineering, 1.6 at Hasso Plattner Institute
ME310 Global Team-Based Product Innovation & Engineering, ME310 Global Team-Based Product Innovation & Engineering at Stanford University
German, English, French