Sebastian Röbke is a seasoned engineering leader with 17 years of experience building and scaling production platforms and distributed systems across major German tech firms. Currently VP of Engineering at Graylog in Hamburg, he has held senior roles spanning software architecture, product management, and platform leadership at Graylog, New Work SE, Otto Group and XING. He excels at translating strategic technology vision into practical architecture and teams, having moved between hands-on architect and director-level positions throughout his career. Sebastian combines a business-informatics background with a founder’s mindset from running a small agency, which helps him balance product, engineering and go-to-market concerns. Colleagues know him for leading small teams to achieve outsized impact and for navigating complex e‑commerce and enterprise logging domains. He frequently operates at the intersection of strategy and implementation, bringing pragmatic solutions to large-scale engineering challenges.
17 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom-Wirtschaftsinformatiker (FH) Business Information Systems, Diplom-Wirtschaftsinformatiker (FH) Business Information Systems at Hochschule Hannover
Business Information Systems, Business Information Systems at University of Hamburg
Gateway Programme, Gateway Programme at SEAMK - Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences
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Sebastian Röbke - VP Of Engineering at Graylog, Inc.