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I've been working as a software engineer for the last 25 years in different roles. Since 2010 I work as a freelancer in the area of software development in agile teams, which deep knowledge of: C#, C++, Azure, Databases, Elastic, WPF, DAQ's, .. In the area of Microsoft technologies I own 3 certifications ( .Net, Azure)…

Kurt Blumenschein

Back-End Developer, Full Stack Developer, DevOps Developer, +3

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I've been working as a software engineer for the last 25 years in different roles. Since 2010 I work as a freelancer in the area of software development in agile teams, which deep knowledge of: C#, C++, Azure, Databases, Elastic, WPF, DAQ's, .. In the area of Microsoft technologies I own 3 certifications ( .Net, Azure)…

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I’ve been working as a software engineer for the last 25 years in different roles. Since 2010 I work as a freelancer in the area of software development in agile teams, which deep knowledge of: C#, C++, Azure, Databases, Elastic, WPF, DAQ’s, …

In the area of Microsoft technologies I own 3 certifications ( .Net, Azure)

Skills

C++

Docker

Kubernetes

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Work Experience

Backend / Micro-Service Developer, DevOps, Testautomation at RCA, Rail Cargo Austria AG

January 1, 2025 - Present

Backend and micro-services development for a large-scale rail freight logistics platform. Designed and implemented microservices with .NET Core 8/9, MediatR, and CQRS; integrated message brokers (Azure Service Bus, RabbitMQ, Kafka); built CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps; deployed on Azure AKS with Azure Key Vault and App Configuration; implemented automated unit/integration tests and E2E tests (Playwright); contributed to architecture governance, dashboards, tracing (Splunk, Elastic/Kibana) and telemetry.

Backend - / Micro-Service Developer, DevOps at XXX GmbH, Sportsvehicle (Automotive)

December 1, 2024 - October 16, 2025

Portal for dealers to manage, buy parts and claims. Containerization with Docker/Kubernetes/AKS (Helm charts); MS SQL Server with Entity Framework; IAM with Azure AD and Keycloak; OpenID Connect; GraphQL/REST endpoints; CI/CD pipelines; backend/frontend integration and API governance.

Backend -/ Fullstack / Micro-Service Developer, DevOps at Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart

June 1, 2024 - October 16, 2025

MES-related backend and microservice development for automotive manufacturing. Microservices with .NET Core, GraphQL/REST, MediatR, API gateways; containerization; SAP interfaces (SAP OData/RAP basics); international distributed scrum team; architecture governance and testing strategies.

Backend - / Micro-Service Developer at KAPSCH, Wien

September 1, 2023 - October 16, 2025

Backend and microservice development with IAM integration (Azure AD/Azure B2C, OpenID Connect, OAuth2); OData endpoints; Graph API; RabbitMQ/Service Bus; Sitecore as frontend (basic).

Backend -/ Fullstack / Micro-Service Developer at Neusta Consulting, Handel

March 1, 2023 - October 16, 2025

Backend and full-stack/microservice development for commerce/retail domain. Technologies include C#, .NET Core 5/6; containerization (Docker/Kubernetes/AKS); MS SQL Server; EF Core; GraphQL; NServiceBus; CQRS; IAM; Frontend using Aurelia; automated tests; CI/CD.

Backend -/ Architect at Anton Paar, Graz

October 1, 2021 - October 16, 2025

Refactoring a monolithic application, hardware/OS abstraction layer, Linux support; IoC/DI; automated tests; containerization with Docker; embedded Linux; GIT (Bitbucket); CI pipelines.

Backend - / Micro-Service Developer at Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart

March 1, 2021 - October 16, 2025

Backend and microservice development for automotive manufacturing; CI/CD and containerization; Azure tooling and SAP connectivity.

Fullstack Developer / Desktop & Backend Applications at SKF, Steyr

December 1, 2018 - October 16, 2025

C++ analysis of measurement data from laser sensors; QT (5.x/6.x), QML/Widgets, MVVM; REST/Interface; database migrations; automated UI tests (Squish); audio signal processing and data visualization.

Backend / Developer / API-Integration at Lippert, Pressath

May 1, 2018 - October 16, 2025

Logistics-focused backend development; C#; REST/SOAP API integration; .NET 4.6; automated unit/integration tests.

Developer / Desktop & Server Applications at TechnoAlpin, Bozen

January 1, 2018 - October 16, 2025

C# desktop/server applications; GPS-georeferenced data; MVVM with WPF; MES/IoT integration; PowerShell scripting; WebApi/Swagger; .NET 4.x.

Developer / Desktop & Server Applications at Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik, Oberkochen

June 1, 2017 - October 16, 2025

WPF/C# applications with MVVM for data acquisition and log analysis; XML/text distributed logging; embedded/real-time considerations; automation tests.

Developer / Desktop & Server Applications at Dorotheum, Wien

March 1, 2016 - October 16, 2025

WPF applications with MVVM, Telerik controls; WebApi/Swagger; SQL Server/Oracle data handling; DMS integration with full-text search and workflows; authentication concepts implemented.

Developer / Desktop Applications at DCCS, Graz

March 1, 2016 - October 16, 2025

WPF MVVM applications with DevExpress; Office document generation for DMS, full-text search; COM plugins; workflow integration; ServiceNow workflow integration; WebApi/Swagger; microservices.

Developer at Semonit, Salzburg

December 1, 2015 - October 16, 2025

C/C++/QT test framework extensions; platform-independent development; multithreading; network TCP sockets; scripting (Perl); C#/VB automation tests.

Developer at SchneiderSoftware, Wien

December 1, 2015 - October 16, 2025

C# communications project (Telnet/SSH for AIX); WinForms/WPF clients; unit/integration tests; Office document automation.

Developer at InSystems, Berlin

April 1, 2015 - October 16, 2025

MSSQL Server reporting; MES components for safety-critical parts; C#/WinForms/WPF client extensions; MFC/C++ client extensions.

Developer at Liebherr Haushaltsgeräte, Lienz

January 1, 2016 - October 16, 2025

WPF/C#/MVVM applications with SQL Server backend; Active Directory integration; user authentication and profiles.

Data/Database Developer at Liebherr Haushaltsgeräte, Lienz

January 1, 2014 - October 16, 2025

Database projects (SQL Server/Oracle), automatic generation of schemas and stored procedures; automated testing; data migration tooling.

Developer at BMW Motoren Simulation & Diagnostik, Steyr

December 1, 2006 - October 16, 2025

Automotive test automation environment for engine control units using C/C++/C# with COM and LabVIEW; development of test harness components and simulation subsystems.