Ralf Engelschall is a seasoned technology leader and CTO of msg group, combining over a decade of executive experience with deep academic credentials including a Dr. rer. nat. in computer science. He directs msg Research (XT), co-founded the Software Engineering Academy and OpenPKG, and has a rare track record of creating foundational open-source infrastructure—authoring projects such as Apache mod_rewrite, mod_ssl and contributing to OpenSSL and the Apache Software Foundation. Known for bridging research and product engineering, he has led teams from early internet engineering through principal consulting to current CTO responsibilities across the Greater Munich area. His career blends hands-on systems programming and protocol-level work with strategic leadership, and he frequently turns research insights into production-ready tooling. A less obvious strength is his sustained focus on developer-centric packaging and deployment (OpenPKG) which underpins his pragmatic approach to scalable, maintainable enterprise software.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Dipl.-Inf. Univ., Computer Science, Dipl.-Inf. Univ., Computer Science at Technical University of Munich
Dr. rer. nat., Computer Science, Dr. rer. nat., Computer Science at University of Augsburg
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Ralf Engelschall - CTO Msg Group at msg systems ag