Rico Pfaus
Managing Director Und CTO at rightomo
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolRico Pfaus is a seasoned technical leader and former frontend developer with over 20 years of hands-on experience and more than a decade focused on e-commerce. As Managing Director and CTO at rightomo after leading engineering at E. Breuninger, he blends strategic leadership with deep frontend architecture expertise. He champions a test-driven, performance-first approach and has a particular passion for analytics, tracking, and rendering performance. Known for clear communication and team mentorship, he translates complex product requirements into pragmatic, high-performance web experiences. Based in Berlin, Rico pairs a developer’s curiosity with executive responsibility, often diving back into code to validate architectural decisions. His background in multimedia arts informs a user-centric eye for design and interaction that complements his engineering rigor.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Multimedia Arts, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Multimedia Arts at SAE Institute Berlin
German, English
Github Skills (80)
javascript9
testing9
recoiljs9
linting9
facebook9
datalayer9
eslint9
vscode9
jwt8
testcafe8
middleware8
fastify8
auth8
authentication8
e2e8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ryx/datalayer.js
Apr 2018 - Jan 2019
An open-source datalayer, tagmanager and frontend middleware
Contributions:29 releases, 156 commits, 7 PRs in 9 months
datalayerfrontendmiddleware
ryx/elasticwatch
Mar 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:42 commits, 23 pushes, 6 branches in 2 months
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