Sebastian Zillessen
Teamleader Engineering & Senior Software Developer at Digitec Galaxus AG
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolSebastian Zillessen is a seasoned software leader and hands-on engineer with 12 years of experience focused on mobile and intelligent web applications, now leading engineering at Digitec Galaxus in Zurich. He combines team leadership with deep interest in test- and behavior-driven development and a research-oriented MSc in Web Intelligence from King's College London, where he concentrated on AI and agent systems. Sebastian's background includes founding a games startup during his Stuttgart studies and an atypical early career as a paramedic, which shaped his pragmatic, resilient approach to problem solving. He excels at turning complex AI-infused requirements into maintainable, testable products while mentoring teams to adopt disciplined development practices.
12 years of coding experience
Colegio Alemão do PortoAbitur, Abitur at Gewerbliche Schule WaldshutBachelor’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree at Universität StuttgartKlettgau Gymnasium TiengenBachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree at University of StuttgartMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Master of Science (M.Sc.) at King's College London
German, Portuguese, French, Chinese
Stackoverflow
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34answers
65questions
Github Skills (200)
test-reporting10
coverage10
qunit10
runner10
packrat10
cadvisor10
phantomjs10
browserstack10
capybara10
jasmine10
teaspoon10
ui-testing10
keyboard-shortcuts9
mousetrap9
testing9
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
sebastianzillessen/datenwirken.de
Mar 2016 - Mar 2018
Contributions:10 PRs, 221 pushes, 17 branches in 2 years
open-datacase-studiesdata-science
sebastianzillessen/KCLInformaticsMScProjectLayout
Jan 2016 - Aug 2016
Contributions:23 commits, 2 PRs, 17 pushes in 7 months
kinglayoutlatexmsc
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