Tanja Lichtensteiger
Director Of Product Engineering at BBC
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolTanja Lichtensteiger is a seasoned technology and people leader with 24+ years of software engineering experience across the UK, Switzerland and Southeast Asia, currently directing Product Engineering for BBC’s flagship digital products used by millions. She combines hands-on technical credibility—comfortable at the whiteboard and in code—with strategic leadership, shaping engineering culture and delivery across communities of up to 800 engineers. Her background spans startups to blue-chip organisations across broadcast, gaming, retail and education, and she’s known for turning complex business needs into pragmatic, scalable architectures and delivery models. An experienced incident commander and advocate for continuous delivery, she also champions diversity in tech through public speaking and mentorship. Notably, she balances high-stakes product leadership with active trustee work in scientific software for life sciences, reflecting a commitment to ethical, impact-driven technology.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Cambridge Judge Business SchoolJakarta Intercultural SchoolKV-Informatik Business and Information Systems, KV-Informatik Business and Information Systems at kbzsgBrent International School Manila
English, German, French, Tagalog
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (3)
testing2
ios1
android1
Github contributions (2)
grappleshark/grappleshark.github.io
Apr 2017 - Jun 2017
Contributions:67 commits, 79 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
skybet/native-tech-test
Aug 2018 - Aug 2018
SkyBet iOS/Android Tech Test
Contributions:4 commits, 4 pushes in 1 day
testingios-androidandroidtech-testios
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