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Thomas Hieber

Thomas Hieber

Senior Full Stack Cloud Engineer

Neumattenstraße 16a, Ihringen, Baden-Württemberg, DE, 79241
+49 176 821 901 62

Background


About

About

I’m a Senior Full Stack Cloud Engineer with 18+ years of experience building scalable solutions across cloud-native systems, DevOps, and full-stack development. From Kubernetes and Docker to Golang, Java/Kotlin, and JavaScript — I’ve worked across the stack with a focus on performance, automation, and clean architecture. I thrive in fast-paced environments, whether launching new projects or untangling legacy code. I'm collaborative, adaptable, and always looking for smart, efficient ways to get things done. Outside of tech, I’m a seasoned Ironman athlete who brings the same endurance and drive to every challenge — preferably with good coffee in hand.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Cloud Engineer, Cloud Computing

    Dec, 2024 - Present

    Development of cloud platform products for big data and edge cloud

    • Bootstrapping of dremio-as-a-service for the public cloud offering

    • Bringing edge-cloud (managed kubernetes on edge) into public beta

  • Full Stack Cloud Engineer, Cloud Computing

    May, 2024 - Dec, 20248 months

    Development of an API Gateway and certificate management solution for internal services.

    • Implemented a gateway as a service, managing deployment through Kubernetes.

    • Developed TLS provisioning and customer domain integration using ACME certificates.

  • Full Stack DevOps Engineer, DevOps / Developer Training

    Apr, 2024 - Present

    DevOps engineering to enable software development and deployment via standard development tools.

    • Developed REST APIs and CLI tools for developer workflows.

    • Coached developers on spring-boot, JavaScript libraries, and Git workflows.

  • Full Stack Developer / Cloud Engineer, IoT/Cloud Computing

    Aug, 2021 - Mar, 20242 years 7 months

    Developed provisioning systems and CI/CD automation for multi-cloud environments.

    • Created Kubernetes operators for OpenStack and VPN provisioning.

    • Developed Golang-based tools and CLI for provisioning services.

  • Full Stack Developer / Cloud Engineer, Industrial IoT

    Mar, 2020 - Aug, 20211 year 5 months

    Automation of build and deployment processes for IoT platforms.

    • Redesigned CI/CD pipelines for efficient software delivery.

    • Developed custom tools and Golang CLI for deployment.

  • Full Stack Developer / Cloud Engineer, Sports Training Platform

    Aug, 2018 - Mar, 20212 years 7 months

    Developed an online platform for sports training and coaching.

    • Created smart training schedule generator and backend systems.

    • Integrated OAuth for secure authentication.

  • Full Stack Developer, QA Reporting App

    Nov, 2019 - Mar, 20204 months

    Developed QA reporting tools for improving cloud platform delivery.

    • Integrated APIs to aggregate data from various systems.

    • Updated backend codebase for performance and scalability.

  • Mobile Application Developer / DevOps, Video Streaming Service

    Jan, 2018 - Aug, 20187 months

    Developed and optimized mobile applications, focusing on streaming services.

    • Enhanced Android app performance and user interface.

    • Optimized CI/CD pipelines for mobile app deployment.

  • Full Stack Developer, Logistics for Retail

    Feb, 2017 - Dec, 201710 months

    Developed microservices for optimizing logistics in the retail sector.

    • Implemented microservices with Spring Boot and Kafka messaging.

    • Automated deployment of services to Kubernetes clusters.

  • CTO, Fireworks as a Service Startup

    Oct, 2015 - Dec, 20161 year 2 months

    Led the automation and digital transformation of a service-based startup.

    • Automated service delivery process and integrated Salesforce CRM.

    • Developed a back-office portal for subcontractor collaboration.

  • Lead Developer, Smart Companion App

    Jan, 2014 - Jun, 20145 months

    Developed a personal development and goal tracking mobile app.

    • Developed REST backend on Google App Engine.

    • Integrated mobile application with cloud services for goal tracking.

  • Founder / CEO & CTO, Photo Sharing Startup

    Apr, 2011 - Dec, 20187 years 8 months

    Founded and led the development of an event-based photo sharing platform.

    • Developed backend infrastructure and native mobile apps.

    • Managed cloud infrastructure for large-scale data storage and retrieval.

  • Full Stack Developer, Travel and Local CMS

    May, 2008 - Dec, 20113 years 7 months

    Developed a Content Management System for travel destinations.

    • Created frontend and backend systems for managing travel content.

    • Developed tools for data import/export and client customization.

  • Full Stack Developer, Real Estate Maintenance System

    Feb, 2006 - Dec, 20115 years 10 months

    Developed a real estate maintenance system to streamline scheduling and tracking.

    • Developed backend services and mobile/web applications for real estate management.

    • Integrated APIs for external data exchange with SQLServer databases.

Skills

Skills

  • Mobile Development

    Android

    Firebase

    iOS

    Objective-C

    Swift

    Crashlytics

    TestFlight

    Fabric

  • DevOps & CI/CD

    ArgoCD

    Grafana

    Prometheus

    Loki

    Thanos

    Victoriametrics

    FLux

    Tekton

    GitLab

    Jenkins

    Helmfile

    Terraform

    Kustomize

    Docker

    GitOps

    Linux

    Version Control

    Build Automation

    Continuous Deployment

    Continuous Delivery

    Monitoring & Alerting

    Earthly

    Packer

  • Cloud Computing

    AWS

    GCP

    Docker

    Kubernetes

    OpenStack

    KubeVirt

    Kubernetes Operators

    LXD/LXC

    MongoDB Atlas

    CloudSQL

    Pulumi

    FaaS

    OAuth

    OIDC

    Talos Linux

  • Web Development

    HTML

    CSS

    JavaScript

    TypeScript

    Vue.js

    Nuxt.js

    Angular

    LitHTML

    WebComponents

    Spring Boot

    Kotlin

    REST APIs

    OAuth

    Frontend Development

    Backend Development

    Mobile Development

  • Software Development

    Golang

    Java

    Kotlin

    Spring Boot

    JavaScript

    TypeScript

    Node.js

    MySQL

    MongoDB

    Postgres

    Redis

    SOAP

    Protobuf

    OpenAPI

    REST

    gRPC

Volunteer Work

Volunteer Work

  • Cloud Developer / DevOps, Stoppt die Scheinselbständigkeit

    Dec, 2024 - Present

    A campaign to raise political awareness about the legal uncertainty faced by tech freelancers in Germany due to outdated rules on Scheinselbständigkeit (false self-employment) and the rigid, unpredictable Statusfeststellungsverfahren. It calls for reforms that reflect the modern realities of freelance digital work.

    • Nearly 5k letters sent to MdB

  • Cloud Developer / DevOps, Eis Eis Baby

    Jan, 2020 - Present

    Digital version of 'Eis Abitur' along with balancing / yield calculations for ice cream recipes.

    • Hazelnut

    • Chocolate

    • Strawberry