Summary
Michael Lesniak is a polyglot freelance software engineer and architect with 16 years of experience building scalable, production-grade systems across Java, Go, and Kotlin. He blends hands-on implementation (search, async processing, DynamoDB cost optimizations, RAG/AI integrations) with strategic architectural guidance, having driven platform and org-level improvements at companies like Scalable Capital and as CTO at fino. Based in Münster, Germany, he pairs deep academic roots (Dr. rer. nat. in Computer Science) and teaching experience with practical DevOps and infrastructure-as-code expertise (AWS CDK, Terraform, Pulumi). Clients value his ability to translate business goals into durable technical solutions—sometimes delivering non-code fixes—and his knack for boosting developer productivity via custom tooling like VSCode extensions and scripting-engine enhancements.
16 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom-Informatiker, Computer Science, Diplom-Informatiker, Computer Science at Technische Universität Clausthal
Dr. rer. nat., Computer Science, Dr. rer. nat., Computer Science at Universität Kassel
Systemic Coach (SG), Systemic Coach (SG) at Systemisches Institut Kassel