Summary
Niklas Sparfeld is a Senior Backend Engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience building and architecting cloud-native backends and embedded-integrated systems from Dortmund, Germany. He has progressed from bespoke software and embedded projects to leading backend and cloud architecture at grandcentrix, where he coached cross-functional teams and led libraries and infrastructure used across products. Known for rapid learning and deepening expertise when needed, he combines pragmatic problem-solving with a positive leadership style and experience managing teams of a dozen engineers. Currently at Pliant, he focuses on delivering reliable, scalable systems and bridging backend, firmware, DevOps and QA concerns—a practical generalist who thrives on complex, system-level challenges.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Informatik, Bachelor of Science - BS, Informatik at TU Dortmund University
German, English