Summary
Rebecca König is a Senior Software Engineer based in Berlin with 12 years of experience building front-end focused web applications at companies like Contentful and Zalando. She has progressed from research roles at the University of Potsdam to production engineering, bringing a strong academic foundation (Diplom in Computer Science, 1.4) to pragmatic product delivery. At Contentful she moved from Software Engineer to Senior Software Engineer, demonstrating leadership in shaping developer-facing content platforms. Her background spans e-commerce and re-commerce at scale, with deep expertise in crafting responsive, maintainable front ends and cross-team collaboration. Colleagues describe her as a steady problem-solver who combines research-caliber rigor with hands-on shipping velocity.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom, Computer Science, 1.4, Diplom, Computer Science, 1.4 at University of Potsdam