Robin Richtsfeld
Software Engineer
- Known for excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Designed and implemented medium to large code bases (30 - 80 kloc)
- Contributed to and maintained large code bases (120 - 190 kloc)
- Proficient in Java and Python, comfortable with C++ and JavaScript
- Knowledgeable in standard algorithms and data structures
Work Experience
Sep 2024 - present Numbero GmbH
Freelance Software Engineer, Numbero GmbH, Germany
Jan 2022 - present AuraByte LLC
Freelance Software Engineer, AuraByte LLC, United States
- Built utilities for browser automation with Puppeteer
- Developed data extraction tools for PDF documents
Jan 2022 - Dec 2024 ChatBo GmbH
Principal Software Engineer, ChatBo GmbH, Germany
- Designed and built a range of tools for the sales and onboarding team
- Created custom solutions for and with business customers
- Reduced the average chatbot campaign complexity by a factor of 3
- Aligned technical strategies with overall business goals
May 2021 - Dec 2021 ChatBo GmbH
Software Engineer, ChatBo GmbH, Germany
- Refactored large PHP code base to improve structure and correctness
- Expanded platform support from Facebook Messenger to Telegram and WhatsApp
- Managed GCP resources, reduced monthly costs by half
Feb 2023 - Apr 2024 Oabat GmbH
AI Software Engineer, Oabat GmbH, Germany
- Designed 3 natural language centric products
- Classified, traced, and addressed failure modes
- Built efficient pipelines for natural language and document processing for 15 languages and 4 media types
- Ensured quality at scale by auditing and optimizing data quality at every step
Feb 2021 - May 2021 SEIG Systems UG
Software Engineer, SEIG Systems UG, Germany
- Fixed long-standing bugs with request interception in Puppeteer itself:
Dec 2020 - Jan 2021 SEIG Systems UG
Software Engineer, SEIG Systems UG, Germany
- Built browser-based automation software using Puppeteer
- Created custom predictive scaling solutions for AWS to handle steep demand changes
Sep 2018 - Nov 2020 BavarTec UG
Embedded Systems Engineer, BavarTec UG, Germany
- Developed an embedded system to measure and simulate a wide range of thermistor types for affordable heating system control with an accuracy of 0.3°C and 0.4°C respectively
- Developed the first prototypes using off-the-shelf solutions for rapid iteration
- Wrote the functional specification for the mass manufactured product
- Developed algorithms to generate and extensively evaluate ~800 million circuit designs
- Oversaw the collaboration with the project's external partners in China
- Built the cross-platform app and building the cloud solution for mobile control plus integration
Education
2018 - 2025 Bachelor's degree in computer science with minor mathematics
University of Passau
2010 - 2018 Allgemeine Hochschulreife (Abitur)
Gymnasium Vilshofen
Honors & Awards
Jun 2018 Absolventenpreis für herausragende Leistungen in Mathematik und Physik
Micro-Epsilon Messtechnik
Feb 2018 Google Code-In 2017 Finalist
Google
Apr 2017 Fraunhofer Talents
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Apr 2017 Sonderpreis Informatik
Hermann Gutmann Stiftung
Apr 2017 1st Regional Winner “Jugend forscht”, Mathematics & Computer Science
Stiftung Jugend forscht e. V.
Mar 2016 Sonderpreis Mathematik - Stipendium "TUMMS"
TU München, Fakultät für Mathematik
Mar 2016 3rd National Winner “Jugend forscht”, Mathematics & Computer Science
Stiftung Jugend forscht e. V.
Mar 2015 2nd Regional Winner “Jugend forscht”, Mathematics & Computer Science
Stiftung Jugend forscht e. V.