Lucerne, Switzerland

Heinrich Reich

I build and modernize product platforms across frontend, backend, cloud, and infrastructure, with a focus on durable technical decisions and pragmatic delivery.

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Senior software engineer and architect with proven delivery across production e-commerce, event platforms, and business software. Hands-on in implementation, strong in refactoring, architecture, and cross-functional collaboration.

Experience

Dec 2023 - today · Sursee

Software Architect · zeit ag

Architecture ownership combined with a strongly hands-on engineering role.

Defines architecture and technical implementation direction
Makes refactoring and technical-enabler decisions
Works across frontend, backend, and infrastructure
Coordinates with product owners, project managers, and engineers across locations
Owns technical concerns for both SaaS and on-premise operation
Uses AI-assisted workflows for code, prototypes, and documentation

May 2021 - Nov 2023 · Sursee

Software Engineer · zeit ag

Migration of core business software capabilities from Windows fat client to web.

Web migration for time tracking, project management, and workforce planning
Supported both SaaS and on-premise customers
Worked in cloud and container environments with CI/CD and code review processes

Apr 2014 - Apr 2021 · Thun

Senior Software Engineer · nexbyte GmbH

Worked on customer-facing Swiss Post products with a focus on maintainability and integration into existing business processes.

Redesign, refactoring, and maintenance of WebStamp
Built a mobile- and accessibility-oriented customs declaration solution
Delivered on production PHP and JavaScript stacks running on Linux and MariaDB

Jan 2016 - Apr 2021 · Thun

Senior Software Engineer · NextEvent AG

Built and evolved a modular event platform and related mobile applications.

Reservation and sales platform for concerts, conferences, clubs, and shows
Customer-specific modules for event-specific requirements
Mobile admissions and POS app using camera, GPS, and NFC
Internal app service for additional NextEvent applications

Tech Stack

Frontend

Angular · Vue · Aurelia · JavaScript · TypeScript · Bootstrap · DevExtreme

Backend

PHP · Node.js · C# · .NET · ASP.NET · Java · Zend Framework · Express

Data and persistence

SQL Server · MariaDB

Cloud and infrastructure

Azure · AWS · Docker · Kubernetes · Linux · EC2

Delivery and collaboration

Azure DevOps · CI/CD · Code reviews · Jira · Confluence

Private Projects

2019 - present

ECSTS

Entity-component system for JavaScript and TypeScript, also used by other hobby developers.

2016 - present

Y.A.M.E.

Generic 2D map editor built for personal workflows, with a future public stable release in mind.

2012 - 2020

Spriter Runtime for Java

Parser and runtime for the Spriter 2D animation tool. No longer actively maintained.

Education

Computer science studies

University of Bern · 2010 - 2014

Completed the computer science portion including a bachelor thesis on deferred rendering with Java and OpenGL. Secondary subjects were not continued after moving into industry full-time.

General higher education entrance qualification

Richard von Weizsacker Berufskolleg, Dulmen · 2007 - 2010

Focus on mathematics and computer science.