Summary
Patrick Plitzner is a Lead Developer based in Leipzig with eight years of professional experience building full-stack and enterprise software across automotive leasing, research, and academic settings. He blends hands-on engineering (Java, PHP, Laravel, Spring, REST) with architecture and data integration expertise from biodiversity informatics—having worked with semantic web technologies, DarwinCore/ABCD imports, and ontology management. At ALD Automotive he progressed from software developer to lead, demonstrating an ability to deliver production systems in regulated, data-rich environments. His background includes scientific research roles and applied analytics, reflecting a habit of turning complex domain models into reliable tooling and reproducible results. Known as a pragmatic freelancer and research assistant on GitHub, he pairs practical web-app development with an eye for performance and maintainability. Outside work he describes himself as a Tierfreund and Umwelt-Optimist, hinting at values-driven engineering and sustainability-minded decision making.
8 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom-Informatiker (FU) Medieninformatik, Diplom-Informatiker (FU) Medieninformatik at Ostfalia - University of Applied Sciences
Master of Science - MS Informatik, Master of Science - MS Informatik at Technische Universität Braunschweig
English, Spanish, German