Michael Dürgner
Head Of Engineering at GROPYUS
Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolMichael Dürgner is a seasoned engineering leader and founder with 13+ years of experience building and scaling product-focused teams and backend systems across startups and large tech firms. Currently Head of Engineering at GROPYUS and a long-time Zalando tech lead, he has led hub launches in Lisbon and Helsinki and driven integrations between external partners and large retail platforms. He combines hands-on Java/Javascript architecture and delivery experience with entrepreneurial instincts from founding and exiting TheAmazeApp to Zalando. Michael is comfortable moving between system design, API strategy and people leadership, mentoring teams on open source and integration practices. Academically grounded with a Diplom in Computer Science and studies at Carnegie Mellon, he also co-founded alumni initiatives at LMU Munich. Outside work he pursues amateur photography, cooking and mountain biking—interests that often inform his product sensibility for consumer-facing apps.
13 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom Computer Science, Diplom Computer Science at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenHonor Degree Technology Management, Honor Degree Technology Management at Technical University of MunichComputer Science, Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University
English, German
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Github Skills (177)
authentication10
rest-api10
backend10
api10
spring-web10
spring-boot-starter10
json-stream10
async9
passkey9
rest9
cli9
expressjs9
flask-extensions9
relay9
restful-api9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
SpruceHillio/mandrill-java-api-wrapper
Dec 2012 - Dec 2016
Contributions:66 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 4 years
SpruceHillio/facebook-graph-api-wrapper
Jan 2013 - Dec 2014
Contributions:25 commits in 1 year 10 months
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