about me
hello, i’m philipp — a senior full-stack engineer in berlin. i help small engineering teams ship faster by making the right architecture calls, clearing blockers, and integrating ai where it actually saves time.
i co-founded fit analytics, which i scaled from prototype to market leader in online size recommendations (used by asos, uniqlo, the north face). after that, i led development at codepan on projects for daimler, bosch, wix, and webasto — managing architecture decisions and team direction across very different domains.
most recently, i’ve been freelancing on ai-powered products: an llm-driven recruiting tool with automated candidate screening, a financial document analysis system that replaces manual compliance checks, and airspace management software in ocaml.
how i work
- take products from mvp to scalable platform — i’ve done it multiple times, from early-stage prototypes to data-driven web apps serving millions
- integrate ai into real workflows — document processing, candidate screening, compliance checks — not demos, but systems that replace hours of manual work
- lead small teams — i prioritize, translate stakeholder needs into tech requirements, and create focus so the team ships
i anticipate challenges, clear obstacles before they slow progress, and create environments where teams do their best work.
tools & interests
my stack: typescript, next.js, react, python, django, fastapi, and postgres. i also work with ocaml, rust, and swift when the project calls for it. deeply interested in computer linguistics, nlp, and making llm integrations genuinely useful.
multilingual: german (native), english & romanian (fluent), hebrew & french (fair), indonesian (basic).
side projects
i’m a compulsive builder. current projects include thefoodie.space (next.js + ai data pipeline for food creators), commentable.space (self-hosted commenting with ai moderation), laundryroom.social (a free open-source meetup alternative), pleeboo (who-brings-what for events), and 4fram.es (a lomo camera gif tool).
let’s connect
need a senior hand to get your team moving — or want to chat about software? reach out at philipp@stratha.us or find me on github.