Maximilian Friedmann is a founder and senior frontend engineer based in Munich with over 20 years in software development and 11 years of focused professional experience leading product engineering and startups. As CTO & Founder of smallstack GmbH he blends hands-on frontend craft with infrastructure and release-management experience honed at SAP Hybris and multiple engineering roles. His background spans web design, DevOps, and release engineering, enabling him to bridge product, design, and operational concerns when shipping reliable web applications. A practical entrepreneur, he moved from freelancing to co-founding and now running a product company, demonstrating both technical depth and commercial drive. Unexpectedly, his career shows a steady shift from hands-on web development to building the engineering foundations that let small teams scale effectively.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Assistent für Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik, Assistent für Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik at Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Akademie Isny
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Softwaretechnik und Medieninformatik, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Softwaretechnik und Medieninformatik at Hochschule Esslingen - University of Applied Sciences
Tiny library for Svelte 5 and DaisyUI, published as multi entry ESM module and web components.
Contributions:2 releases, 4 reviews, 146 PRs in 9 months
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