Safey Halim
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at CARIAD
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolSafey Halim is a seasoned software leader and entrepreneur with 16 years of experience building cloud-native and enterprise systems across automotive, fintech, and telecom domains. He co-founded and now manages Prinkipia while simultaneously shaping software architecture for Volkswagen’s CARIAD Automotive Cloud Platform, blending startup agility with large-scale platform discipline. Previously a CTO-in-Residence and Senior Solutions Architect at 1886Ventures, he has led engineering teams, payment integrations, and legacy migrations—often marrying hands-on Java/enterprise development with strategic product thinking. His academic background includes an M.Sc. from TUM and PhD-level work in computer science, reflecting a strong foundation in research-driven engineering. Based in Heidelberg, he brings a track record of turning complex technical requirements into production-grade solutions and a knack for bridging research, product and operations. An understated strength is his ability to operate both as a founder driving business outcomes and as a deep technical architect in regulated, high-availability environments.
16 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
M.Sc. Computer Science, M.Sc. Computer Science at Technical University of MunichCollège des Frères -Bab el-LoukB.Sc. Computer Engineering, B.Sc. Computer Engineering at Cairo University
English, German, Arabic, FrenchProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
safeyhalim/guratorproject
May 2016 - May 2020
Contributions:11 PRs, 26 pushes, 14 branches in 4 years
safeyhalim/simplek8s
Mar 2021 - Sep 2022
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
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