Summary
Silvia Tomanin is an engineering manager based in Berlin with 12 years of experience blending hands-on software engineering and cross-functional program leadership. She has led teams and delivery at scale across high-growth product environments, most recently at Hurdle and for several roles at HelloFresh where she progressed from technical program manager to engineering manager. Her background includes international, impact-focused tech work at CERN and Médecins Sans Frontières, giving her a strong foundation in web engineering, open data and mission-driven product delivery. Silvia is comfortable translating complex requirements into pragmatic roadmaps and reliable systems while coaching teams to improve execution and ownership. Known for navigating both startup and large-company dynamics, she brings a pragmatic balance of technical depth and stakeholder-driven program discipline. Fluent in managing distributed teams across fast-paced contexts, she often leverages her research-like curiosity from early CERN work to unblock hard engineering and product challenges.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
English, Italian, French, German