Philipp Sonntag
Manager Application EMEA
Germany
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Top SchoolPhilipp Sonntag is an experienced systems and software architect with 15 years delivering cloud-native platforms, DevOps automation, and secure, scalable hosting solutions across Europe. Currently Manager Application EMEA at ZOLL CMS, he has led engineering and architecture teams at companies like GoDaddy, CentralNic and RWE, driving cloud migrations, platform roadmaps and cross-functional product launches. A pragmatic Agile leader and certified ScrumMaster, he blends hands-on backend and DevOps skills with a track record of building automation tooling, endpoint security solutions and fault-tolerant services. Philipp is also an active TYPO3 contributor—improving core CMS functionality, Solr integration and official documentation—which reflects his attention to robustness and developer experience. Unusually for an engineering manager, he started his career as a precision engineer, giving him a meticulous, systems-oriented mindset that informs both architecture and operational practices.
15 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Catholic Private School "Collegium Josephinum Bonn", High School, BonnHeinrich Hertz Berufscolleg", Vocational SchoolIT Systems Engineer, IT Systems Engineer at The University of Bonn
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Github Skills (30)
cms10
debug10
restructuredtext10
mysql10
user-manual10
solr10
searching10
php10
typo310
newsapi10
backend10
documentation10
debugging9
content-management-system9
icalendar9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
TYPO3/typo3
Mar 2011 - Sep 2017
The TYPO3 Core - Enterprise Content Management System. Synchronized mirror of https://review.typo3.org/q/project:Packages/TYPO3.CMS
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:317 commits in 6 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Philipp primarily contributed to bug fixes within the TYPO3 core CMS project. These fixes involved rectifying issues related to URL generation, database errors in unit tests, and problems with the link validator. The user also addressed regression bugs and merged changes from upstream versions, indicating active involvement in maintaining and improving the codebase.
cmsmanagement-systemphpsynchronizedtypo3-cms
TYPO3-Documentation/TYPO3CMS-Reference-CoreApi
Jul 2013 - Feb 2016
"TYPO3 Explained": Main TYPO3 Core Document: Main classes, Security, TypoScript syntax, Extension API and much more
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:5 commits, 1 PR, 1 comment in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Philipp's contributions primarily focused on improving and expanding the documentation for the TYPO3 CMS core API. They corrected examples related to deprecation handling, added documentation for creating new distributions, and revised wording and formatting across several documentation files. These changes involved reorganizing and clarifying information on extension architecture, specifically extension keys and distribution configuration.
apiexplainedsecuritytyposcripttypo3-cms-extension
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