News
Updates on work and life.
- Sep 2025
Our daughter Kaira was born
My wife gave birth to our baby daughter Kaira on September 12 — sleep is now a feature, not a default.
Read more → - Feb 2025
Became a German citizen
Proud moment — naturalized in February 2025. The passport is shiny; the queues already feel shorter.
Read more → - Oct 2024
Promoted to Head of Software Engineering at devolo
Stepping up to lead the software organization — focusing on strategy, delivery, and helping great people do great work.
Read more → - Feb 2022
Defended my PhD thesis
Successfully defended — you may now call me Dr. (my mom does).
Read more → - May 2021
Joined the SWE team at devolo
Joined the SWE team — working across UX, data science, and product delivery with a great crew.
Read more → - Mar 2021
Got married
We tied the knot in March 2021 — best merge request I’ve ever accepted.
Read more → - Sep 2020
Took a short break to finish my dissertation
Focused time from Sep 2020 to Jan 2021 to wrap up writing — the most productive “break” I’ve ever taken.
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