Timo Roessner

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I've been a software developer and engineering leader for over two decades, blending deep technical expertise with a passion for AI innovation.

About

I’ve been a software developer and engineering leader for over two decades, blending deep technical expertise with a passion for AI innovation. I thrive on building strong engineering cultures, delivering high-impact products, and mentoring teams to achieve excellence.

I remain actively engaged in the developer community as the proud maintainer of the open source Reek gem. I’ve spent most of my professional life in international startups with a strong focus on engineering culture and productivity, and I excel at building the right teams and scaling them up as the business grows.

  • Joined June 2026

Languages

  • GermanFluent
  • EnglishFluent

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education
  • Gaming

Projects · 1

Work experience· 5 roles

Fractional CTO · Turf CoachMay 2025 – Present · 1 yr 7 mos

Sports tech startup delivering real-time data analytics on football pitch conditions; combined AI, sensors and software to deliver insights; led AI strategy and scaling the engineering organization.

CTO · AdastraJan 2023 – Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Interim CTO-level leadership; drove AI strategy, coaching, technical vision and rapid AI feature development; led teams building AI-powered solutions.

Fractional CTO / Freelance Developer · ToptalMar 2020 – Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Managed product-related development teams (around 150 developers, 25 teams).

Director of Engineering · TopTalOct 2018 – Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos
Director of Platform Engineering · PlanetOct 2016 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos

Education

Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics · Freie Universität Berlin2002 – 2005

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