Summary
Rafael Hoff is a seasoned software leader with nearly two decades of experience and a decade focused on SAP technologies, currently managing development for SAP Ariba Invoicing. He blends hands-on cloud architecture and platform expertise with pragmatic delivery skills—having conducted 100+ technical assessments, coached global teams, and driven cloud-native adoption across large customer projects. Rafael excels at translating complex business requirements into scalable solutions, co-managing product backlogs and shaping end-to-end test and deployment practices. His academic research on the API economy, awarded the highest thesis grade, complements his practical work in Kubernetes, SAP BTP and multi‑datacenter deployments. Known for analytical decision-making and a proactive mentoring style, he consistently helps teams overcome architectural challenges while driving engineering upskilling.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Web Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Web Science at Cologne University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor, Information Technology, Bachelor, Information Technology at Universidade Feevale