Manuel Herrmann

Senior Software Engineer - Systems, Infrastructure & Automation

I've been building software for more than 20 years, from C++ systems development through SRE and infrastructure engineering to network automation.

My work has always gone beyond the immediate technical problem. Alongside building systems and automation, I've spent years improving how engineers work together - organizing internal meetups, creating spaces for technical exchange, and running several company-wide internal technology conferences. Building good engineering culture, sharing knowledge, and connecting people across teams are as much part of the job to me as architecture and code.

Technically, most of my work sits somewhere between software and infrastructure: provisioning, configuration, deployment, reliability, migration, and the systems around it. I've helped double bare-metal capacity, cut configuration overhead by around 80%, and built systems that make large infrastructure changes safer and more repeatable.

The interesting problems are often bigger than one component or one team. Architecture matters, but so do the people using what we build, the product around it, communication, processes, ownership, and how different parts of an organization work together. Looking across those boundaries is often where the useful ideas come from.

I like taking unclear or awkward problems and turning them into something workable. That might be software, automation, a process change, a shared approach, or simply removing unnecessary complexity. The goal is not to build more - it's to create value for the customer.