Summary
Thilko Richter is a seasoned technology leader and Geschäftsführer with 11 years of experience helping mid-sized software companies and utilities evolve their organizations and build innovative software. He combines hands-on engineering roots—from C/C++ and Java backend systems to cloud-native insurtech platforms—with systemic organizational design and agile coaching to align teams, processes, and technology. As co-founder of Thekla Tech and initiator of the Software Crafters Lübeck community, he blends product-minded entrepreneurship with a commitment to developer craft and knowledge sharing. His work spans facilitation of product discovery, event storming and regulatory-aware agile practices in complex domains like medical devices and energy control systems. Based in Lübeck, Germany, he is known for pragmatic, systems-thinking approaches that make organizational change tangible rather than purely theoretical.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma economic engineering, Economic engineering, 1,7, Diploma economic engineering, Economic engineering, 1,7 at Fachhochschule Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshaven
English, German