Maximilian Franzke
UX Engineering Lead DB UX Design System at Barrierefreiheit Umsetzen
Hamburg, Germany
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Top SchoolMaximilian Franzke is a UX engineering leader and senior software architect with over 20 years in IT, currently shaping the DB UX Design System and its build process at Deutsche Bahn from Hamburg. He blends deep frontend expertise—led large teams and engineered one of the most complex Adobe AEM installations for General Motors—with strategic architecture work advising on web frontends, performance and accessibility. A long tenure at MRM//McCann honed his ability to deliver high-performance, multi-device brand platforms at scale, while recent open-source contributions to pattern-lab demonstrate hands-on focus on a11y and practical UI improvements. He also audits digital accessibility (BIK BITV), reflecting a commitment to inclusive design that informs both tooling and architecture. Known for turning complex enterprise requirements into pragmatic developer-friendly systems, he thrives at the intersection of design, engineering and operational delivery.
9 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Gymnasium im Schulzentrum am Heimgarten
English, German
Github Skills (6)
accessibility10
html10
ui-design9
front-end-development9
uid9
twig8
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
pattern-lab/patternlab-node
Nov 2019 - Jan 2023
The Node version of Pattern Lab
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:33 reviews, 181 commits, 147 PRs in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Maximilian primarily addressed accessibility issues within the Pattern Lab UI, fixing a missing description for an icon and other a11y-related improvements. They also contributed to the UI by implementing button improvements, adding titles to iframes. Furthermore, they updated the HTML structure and ensured the inclusion of image dimensions for better browser rendering. These changes centered on improving the user experience, ensuring the UI is accessible and optimized.
javascriptatomic-designnodejsdesign-systemspattern-lab
db-ui/base
May 2022 - Jan 2023
Provides basic tokens and assets based on the DB UX Design System Version 2.
Contributions:58 releases, 76 reviews, 401 commits in 8 months
tailwindcsstokensdesigntokensdesign-systemassets
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