I'm a hands-on Full Stack Engineer with over ten years of experience, passionate about building scalable solutions across various sectors. My journey has taken me through fintech, climate technology, and research, and I thrive when solving complex problems in innovative ways. I enjoy mentoring teams and fostering engineering standards, while always staying engaged in the actual coding and creative process.

Gunter Kanitz

I'm a hands-on Full Stack Engineer with over ten years of experience, passionate about building scalable solutions across various sectors. My journey has taken me through fintech, climate technology, and research, and I thrive when solving complex problems in innovative ways. I enjoy mentoring teams and fostering engineering standards, while always staying engaged in the actual coding and creative process.

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I’m a hands-on Full Stack Engineer with over ten years of experience, passionate about building scalable solutions across various sectors. My journey has taken me through fintech, climate technology, and research, and I thrive when solving complex problems in innovative ways. I enjoy mentoring teams and fostering engineering standards, while always staying engaged in the actual coding and creative process.

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Experience Level

Expert

Language

German
Fluent
English
Advanced
Italian
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

Work Experience

Head of Engineering at FTP London Ltd
May 1, 2023 - May 1, 2026
Built and shipped features across the stack in Python (FastAPI, Flask), React, and TypeScript on a live trading platform, while adopting AI-first practices and improving platform uptime significantly.
Lead Engineer at CarbonLaces Ltd
March 1, 2021 - April 1, 2023
Led the development of full-stack data platform features, ETL pipelines, and ML models for UK energy retrofit projects while raising test coverage significantly.
Senior Full Stack Engineer at Smartr365 Ltd
March 1, 2020 - February 1, 2021
Responsible for feature delivery and third-party integrations across the full stack, reducing manual QA through automated testing.
CTO and Co-Founder at Linehopper (UK) Ltd
May 1, 2019 - March 1, 2020
Co-founded a mobile-first transport startup, delivering the MVP within four months utilizing various modern technologies.
Postdoctoral Researcher at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
February 1, 2016 - January 1, 2018
Developed software and embedded EMG classifiers for a European research project on prosthetic limb control, publishing several peer-reviewed papers.

Education

PhD in Biorobotics at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2015
MSc Network Centred Computing (Distinction) at University of Reading
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2010
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Computer Engineering at HTW Berlin
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2010

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Healthcare