Max Wesel

Professional Summary

I possess extensive expertise in developing large-scale, real-time applications and backend services. My strength lies in architectural design and strategic management, coupled with a proven ability to lead interdisciplinary teams. With more than 9 years of experience in the tech industry, I am dedicated to driving innovation and delivering cutting-edge solutions.

Summarized into one sentence: Usually the last person in the office.

Skills

• Full Stack
• JavaScript
• React
• Svelte
• AWS
• Go
• Redis
• MongoDB
• Node.js
• MySQL
• PWAs
• HTML
• CSS

Employment History

• Lead a team of 7 engineers, responsible for iOS, Android and Backend development
• Responsible for code reviews, interviews and managing the Scrum process
• Interface/Gatekeeper between different departments
• Setup of CI/CD pipelines using Fastlane and Github Actions
• Established a test-driven engineering culture with a strong emphasis on continuous documentation
• Redefined the full architecture on AWS (EC2, RDS, EFS, Lambda, ELB, CloudFront)
• Scaling the infrastructure to process millions of push notifications within seconds
• Shipped hundreds of updates for our iOS/Android apps
• TorAlarm became the number one sports app in multiple countries in the App Store and Play Store
• Coordinated the technical due diligence with various stakeholder - In 2023 TorAlarm was acquired by Axel Springer

Stack: Go, JavaScript, Node.js, Angular, Swift, SwiftUI, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, AWS, Redis, MongoDB, Serverless, Fastlane, Github-Actions, Jira

• Developed a platform for fast and easy refunds in case of train delays
• 1-Click ticket import from the DB-Navigator-App (share sheet extension)
• Created a multi-platform solution (PWA + native iOS app) with automated request evaluation (risk evaluation, routing auto completion)
• Designed and automated payment gateway (SEPA) for customer payouts
• The backend was capable of tracking multiple thousand trains throughout Germany in live (Node.js)
• LameTrain was bootstrapped without external funding.

Stack: React.js, Ant Design, JavaScript, Socket.IO, Node.js, MySQL, Redis, AWS, PWA, Swift, Fastlane

• Built a SaaS platform for driving schools, with offline capabilities and Android/iOS apps
• Key features included onboarding of new students, employee management, theory lessons (NFC Check-In), signing, fleet management, document management, accounting and analytics dashboards

Stack: React.js, Custom UI Framework, JavaScript, Node.js, MySQL, AWS, Swift, Fastlane

• Wrote a software to automate timetable management in PHP
• 90% time saved in relation to the previous process
• Gave lectures on web technologies such as HTML5, SVG and CSS

• Developed a Touch-Webapp with an Organic Design Concept (Patent granted)
• Created an internal web-based Project Management Tool (GANTT)

Tech: Three.JS, jQuery, PHP, MySQL, HANA, JavaScript

• Gained experience in software development basics, including Scrum and Java