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Josef Erben

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Hi, I'm Josef Erben, a software engineer and founder with 10+ years of experience. I care deeply about good design, simplicity, and a short feedback loop.

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Hi, I’m Josef Erben, a software engineer and founder with 10+ years of experience. I care deeply about good design, simplicity, and a short feedback loop.

I design reliable platforms, mentor teams, and drive fast experimentation. I value pragmatic engineering and delivering delightful products.

  • 10 years' experience
  • Joined April 2026

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Financial Services
  • Professional Services

Work experience· 7 roles

Senior Software Engineer · beepsAug 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

Designed & built a reliable AI-assisted on-call platform for managing and resolving incidents; Mentored a team of 7 engineers with regular pairings and in-depth code reviews; Drove roadmap with fast experimentation and R&D in close collaboration with CEO; Ensured reliability with end-to-end testing and meaningful ~90% coverage of complex core workflows; Maintained full CI run <1-2 min for a fast-growing monorepo containing 15+ sub-projects

Co-Founder & CTO · Depozit AGFeb 2021 – Jan 2023 · 2 yrs

Co-founded startup and built an innovative financial product for the Swiss real-estate market with a team of 7; Built a simulator for banking infrastructure with 3 engineers to develop the MVP independently from actual landlords and banks; Led development of mobile app and onboarding flow, including complex KYC flow for a regulated environment; Raised seed funding and got accepted into Swiss fintech accelerator based on prototype

Co-Founder & CEO · Oxidizing Systems GmbHMar 2019 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

Co-founded agency and built various client projects with a team of 3 software engineers; Designed and built PhD recruitment app with complex, data-driven multi-step forms for University of Zurich, processing hundreds of applications per semester; Designed and built a data-driven experiment management platform for University of Zurich with highly sensitive personal data; Built a fully featured web framework in OCaml to meet strict customer requirements around correctness

Software Engineer · CenfuraNov 2018 – Apr 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos
Software Engineer · University of ZurichJan 2018 – Oct 2018 · 10 mos
Software Engineer · VoiceRepublic Media AGJun 2017 – Nov 2017 · 6 mos
Junior Software Engineer · Quatico Solutions AGDec 2015 – Oct 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science · ZHAW2016 – 2019
Basisjahr · ETH Zürich2014 – 2015

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