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Florian Richter

✉️ flori@hey.com

Work experience

CARIAD - Senior Systems Engineer

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  • Ensure built-in quality in several project teams
  • Identify and connect technical stakeholders within the company
  • Improve team processes and advocate for larger improvements within the organization
  • Strengthen coordination between project management and developers

SAP - Senior Developer

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SAP - Developer

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SAP - Associate Developer

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  • Develop frontend of SAP RealSpend
  • Coordinate with the customer during an on-location workshop and weekly calls
  • Introduce TypeScript and Angular in a productive environment

Motion Intelligence - Software Developer

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  • Experience start-up culture
  • Customize frontend to customer specifications
  • Optimize and operate PostgreSQL databases

Hasso-Plattner-Institute - Working Student

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  • Administrate the TYPO3 website of the institute
  • Onboard staff and assist with diverse IT issues
  • Create and manage event sign-up forms

Education

IT Systems Engineering, Bachelor of Science

Hasso-Plattner-Institute (HPI), University of Potsdam

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  • Final grade 2.0 (“Good”)
  • HPI consistently ranks as a top 3 computer science school in Germany
  • Bachelor project and thesis on user interfaces in software analytics

Junior Year

Orestimba High School, Newman, CA

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Abitur

Gymnasium Am Sonnenkamp, Neukloster

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  • Final grade 1.5 (finished 3rd in a class of ~50)
  • Advanced courses: math and physics

Projects

American Football Fantasy Betting đź”—

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TypeScript, React, NestJS, PostgreSQL, Linux, Auth0

Development and operation of a fantasy-sports betting website for a group of friends

Discord Bot đź”—

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Python, Discord, PonyORM, PostgreSQL, Heroku, Web Scraping

Build a rules-aware discord bot for the pen & paper game The Dark Eye 5

Usage-based Insurance

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Github Actions, Kotlin, Android Open Source Project

Android Automotive app for pay-how-you-drive insurance with gamification elements

Vehicle Analytics

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Python, Data Science, Android Automotive OS

Gather and analyze usage data for in-car apps for existing and future vehicle platforms

API Marketplace đź”—

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B2B marketplace for data products and anonymized mobility data via REST API

Algorithmic Finance

TypeScript, React, Cypress, Kubernetes, Kyma

Development of a React-based frontend for receivables financing

GPT Integration for SAP SuccessFactors đź”—

ChatGPT, SuccessFactors HXM, TypeScript

Development of a demo scenario based on integrating OpenAI with SAP SuccessFactors

SAP Cloud SDK for JavaScript đź”—

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TypeScript, Github Actions, OData, Turborepo, Kubernetes, Cloud Foundry

Contribute features and collaborate to shape the future of the SDK

Microsoft Teams Integration Demo đź”—

TypeScript, React, Express.js

Lead team of three to develop showcase integration in 2 months

Climate 21 đź”—

Shape and oversee the hiring process for a new team of 20+ people, including developers, product owners, and manager

Smart Store Platform đź”—

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TypeScript, React Native, iOS

App developer and coordinate collaboration across board areas

FlexPay by SAP đź”—

TypeScript, Vue.js, LoopBack, Cypress, Cloud Foundry

Scrum master and frontend developer during the incubation phase

SAP RealSpend đź”—

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JavaScript, TypeScript, SAP UI5, Angular, RxJS, Redux, Jenkins

Developer, Scrum master, DevOps, Customer Liaison, Program Management

Awards and Certifications

Automotive Software for Developers

Multi-day workshop with Prof. Dieter Nazareth about automotive software including ECUs, vehicle bus, static programming, A-SPICE and AutoSAR.

IIX Hackathon

There were twelve groups in two categories which participated during this two-day hackathon. I developed a prototype of a road-trip planner app which integrated LLM-based suggestions and was awarded best project of the “Open Category”.

CARIAD Basis-Fahrtraining

Advanced driving training as prerequisite for testing prototype vehicles

SAFe Agilist (6.0)

Multi-day workshop with certification as “Scaled Agile Framework Agilist”

SAP Innovator Challenge

The Innovator Challenge is a six-month learning program where teams of four to six employees develop a technical prototype. I won multiple awards (“Crowd Favorite” 2020, “Best Prototype” 2021, “Extra Mile” and “Spirit Award” 2022) with completely different teams.

SAP Catalyst Development Program

The Catalyst program provides targeted opportunities for employees whose contribution and ability to learn are outstanding to increase their readiness to fulfill future critical roles in strategic business areas.

SAP Development Expert Curriculum

The SAP Development Expert Curriculum is a learning program including classroom training, on-the-job learning, and mentoring. It targets senior developers aiming to become Development Experts during the next years.

SAP Prepare to Lead

Prepare to Lead is a three month development journey that helps individual contributors grow their ability to lead.

Innovation Center Potsdam Hackathon

An office-wide two-day hackathon where 60 people participated in groups of six to eight. My team explored AWS Lambda to integrate with SAP systems and won one of the five awards.