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Polarion Expert & AI Developer · Freelance
Ten years of working with Polarion taught me exactly where teams lose time. I bridge the gap between requirements management and technical execution. I do not just consult. I build. And I build fast.
By deeply integrating AI into my daily development workflow, I operate completely autonomously. This allows me to deliver custom Polarion features at record speed while actually increasing the quality of code, testing and documentation. My focus is clear: more AI, less manual work.
Work Experience
I eliminate manual busywork in Polarion and accelerate your development cycles. Instead of just consulting, I build. Operating as a fully autonomous developer, I leverage custom AI workflows to deliver features faster—without compromising on code quality, testing, or documentation.
- Autonomous Feature Development: Building custom Polarion extensions (Java, HTML, JS) at record speed. My AI-first approach guarantees high-velocity delivery with comprehensive documentation.
- End-to-End Automation: Replacing manual clicks with smart AI agents and fully automated CI/CD pipelines.
- Strategic Enablement: I don't just deliver code. I upskill your team. Practical AI training, strategy, and knowledge transfer to modernize your internal processes.
- The Result: Faster time-to-market, pragmatic solutions, and a radical reduction in repetitive tasks.
Five years across three roles – growing from ALM Consultant to Senior Developer while modernizing the internal development process along the way.
Senior Software Developer Mar 2024 – Jan 2026
Driven by the goal of faster feedback and fewer manual loops, I optimized our development processes by shifting toward an AI-assisted workflow.
- AI-Powered Development: Integrated LLMs and agents into daily operations (code generation, automated reviews, test scaffolding, and documentation), drastically reducing manual effort.
- End-to-End Delivery: Built intuitive Polarion extensions (Java, Web UI) from initial customer consultation to final automated deployment.
- Pipeline Automation: Strengthened CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, Maven, Jenkins) with automated quality gates and automatic generated release notes.
Technical Development Lead Polarion May 2022 – Mar 2024
Bridged the gap between customer requirements and technical execution, leading the development of custom Polarion extensions.
- Technical Leadership: Managed the complete lifecycle, development, and release planning for new Polarion features, templates, and plugins.
- Customer-Centric Solutions: Consulted clients to translate their specific needs into tailored Polarion architectures and logic elements.
- Quality & Maintenance: Ensured the stability, performance, and continuous enhancement of our core extension portfolio.
ALM Consultant Nov 2020 – May 2022
Helped organizations digitize complex processes, with a strong focus on the highly regulated medical sector (Risk Management & Requirements Engineering).
- Custom Implementations: Advised clients on optimal Polarion setups and developed individual extensions (Java, HTML, JS) to match their specific workflows.
- Internal Optimization: Initiated the continuous improvement of internal development structures, introducing better build management and CI/CD practices from day one.
Drove the adaptation and expansion of Polarion ALM for major enterprise clients, including Siemens.
- End-to-End Execution: Handled the complete lifecycle including requirements engineering, system architecture, development, and test support.
- Agile Leadership: Acted as Scrum Master to optimize agile workflows, elevate team quality, and streamline communication.
- Process Optimization: Bridged the gap between technical execution and project management to ensure smooth and fast delivery cycles.
Education
Part-time master's degree alongside full-time work at avasis – deepening theoretical foundations that fed directly back into day-to-day engineering.
Built a strong technical foundation with an early focus on process automation, data extraction, and test automation within Polarion environments.
- Test Automation & Management: Set up complete UI-level test automation for Polarion and stepped up to manage test operations, ensuring full coverage and continuous process improvement.
- Data Automation & Prototyping: Developed a high-performance C# XML parser for large datasets and built an OCR-based proof-of-concept to automate document recognition and data extraction.
- Academic Milestone: Wrote my bachelor thesis on "Reference modeling and prototyping of the project organization of large Scrum projects using Polarion," proving deep architectural expertise from the very beginning.