Michael Emhofer
Head Of Software Engineering at projo
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Emhofer is a Head of Software Engineering based in Berlin with 12 years of hands-on experience building and leading web software teams across startups and enterprise ventures. He moves fluidly between backend and infrastructure work and rich frontend experiences, prioritizing readable, testable code and engineering practices that enable teams to deliver reliably. His career progression from senior engineer roles at BCG Digital Ventures and Lomography to leadership positions at wohnvoll, forward earth, and projo shows a consistent focus on scaling teams and systems in diverse industries including climate tech. Michael blends day-to-day technical depth with people leadership—coaching engineers, shaping architecture, and removing delivery bottlenecks. An early web developer since the late 2000s, he brings institutional knowledge of production systems and a pragmatic, quality-first approach that’s often reflected in faster, more maintainable shipping cycles. Based in Berlin, he’s equally comfortable diving into infrastructure details or guiding product-aligned engineering strategy.
12 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Vienna University of Technology
Github Skills (38)
javascript10
bootstrap10
css10
ruby9
crowd9
rails9
conversations9
html8
python8
viewcomponent8
typescript8
mvc7
authorization7
ansible7
react7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
michaelem/bundessuche
Feb 2024 - May 2026
Contributions:9 PRs, 55 pushes, 7 branches in 2 years 3 months
projo-berlin/xrechnung
Nov 2024 - Jun 2026
Contributions:4 reviews, 2 PRs, 14 pushes in 1 year 7 months
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