Christian Kotitschke

About Christian Kotitschke

Seeking exciting opportunities to make an impact on the consumer of today and tomorrow by developing software with the help of data and insights and leveraging those signals to make features smarter and deliver mission critical insights to the end user for adaptable and intelligent experiences

Experience

1. Principal Software Engineering Lead

   Microsoft

   Jul 2024 — Present

   People Management: Leading and growing a multifunctional team of Software Engineers, Data Engineers and Data Scientists• Creating Clarity & Vision Statement: Develop 1-5 year horizon and vision document, retooling the team around In-Depth Product Insight and Intelligent Features• Rebuilding Trust: Spearheading the efforts to ensure and regain trust and confidence in data products by applying Dev, Data and ML Ops procedures• Technology Leadership: Drive thought leadership and innovation through AI/ML by developing machine learning-driven features to enhance user experiences and boost overall product performance.• Customer insights: Collected and analyzed customer feedback on shipped products using Microsoft data pipelines, including Cosmos DB, Azure SQL Database, and Azure Analytics.• Partner Engagement: Creating partner team alignment with bi-directional knowledge exchanges• Industry Knowledge: Delivered strategic consultations to the Senior Leadership team, providing insights on planning and developing digital technology platforms for the organization.• Software Development: Participated in the complete software life cycle, from concept to market release, utilizing various data gathering methodologies.• Data/Business Analytics: Worked with central Data/Analytics teams within the Windows organization to ensure data compliance, reliability, and trustworthiness.

Education

• Universität Rostock

  Masters

  1999 — 2006

Skills

• Agile Methodologies
• Augmented Reality
• Data Strategy
• Software Engineering
• Big Data
• Distributed Systems
• Technical Recruiting
• Mixed Reality
• Mobile Devices
• Visual Studio
• C++
• Telemetry
• Quality Assurance
• .net Framework
• C#
• .net
• Hololens
• Team Leader
• Vr
• Test Automation
• Data Science
• Enterprise Design Patterns
• C
• Unity3d
• Software Design
• Testing
• Data Analytics
• Windows 8
• Customer Engineering
• Unity
• Silverlight
• Data Strategies
• Data Architecture
• Ar
• Virtual Reality
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Performance Testing
• Windows Phone
• Data Analysis