Summary
Patrick Scheid is a senior software engineer and engineering manager with 11 years of experience turning AI research into production-grade features at scale, currently leading an editor team at DeepL that serves 500,000+ daily users. He specializes in bridging cutting-edge LLM capabilities and robust backend systems—previously driving document translation infrastructure that processes 150,000+ documents daily with measurable improvements in PDF layout preservation. Patrick combines deep hands-on skills in distributed services, Kubernetes/AWS operations, and API product thinking with pragmatic people leadership focused on autonomy, trust, and clarity amid organizational ambiguity. He’s navigated repeated reorganisations and technical crises, learning that social context and thoughtful product questions matter as much as elegant code. Based in Bavaria, he’s equally comfortable sketching system architectures, proposing data-driven quality metrics, or coaching teams to hold complexity without burning out.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Fachhochschulreife, Business Informatics, Fachhochschulreife, Business Informatics at KBBZ St.Wendel
Berufsbildungsreife, Berufsbildungsreife at Erweiterte Realschule Freisen
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Applied Computer Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Applied Computer Science at Hochschule Trier
Mittlere Reife, Technisch-gewerblicher Schulabschluss, Mittlere Reife, Technisch-gewerblicher Schulabschluss at TGBBZ St. Wendel
English, German