Gwen C. Glaser · Software Architect · Technical Leadership · Interim CTO · Software Development
Leipzig · Berlin · Remote
An experienced software architect and technical leader, I look back on more than 28 years in software development. I bring broad, deeply grounded technical knowledge and successfully lead engineering teams of up to 35 people. I modernize legacy systems and take on strategic responsibility as interim CTO. My focus: sustainable software architecture, productivity gains in the development process, and coaching that makes a difference.
I bring grown systems safely onto current technology — incrementally, test-covered, without drama in production.
Strategic technical responsibility, board-level reporting, hiring and mentoring — for exactly as long as you need it.
Ruby on Rails, Elixir & Phoenix, done well: architecture, data modeling, APIs, tests.
Containers, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, Linux — from bare metal to cloud.
Pair programming, TDD, agile processes that fit — teams that ship more, with more joy.
Senior Ruby & Linux/DevOps consultant: modernizing the entire legacy platform — mobile API and web apps — from its 2014 state to current technology. Rails 3 → 7, containerized development and deployment with Nomad, infrastructure as code, a much simpler system architecture — removing deployment downtime, and greatly reducing hosting costs.
Ruby on Rails · MongoDB · Hotwire · Docker · Nomad · Ansible
Lead developer of a web application physicians use to record hemophilia treatment data and report it to the German Hemophilia Register. Technical lead of a team of 4–6, design of architecture and data model, critical components such as a SOAP API client with 2FA — under medical-device standards ISO 13485 and ISO 27000.
Ruby on Rails · PostgreSQL · Hotwire · JSON & SOAP APIs
From senior Rails developer to technical product manager to interim CTO at what was then Europe's leading vacation-rental marketplace. Technical leadership for up to 25 developers, the transition from a monolith to service-based architecture, payment integrations in multiple currencies, GDPR and KYC compliance.
Ruby on Rails · ElasticSearch · Redis · AWS
Detailed CV and references available on request.
Long-term engagements: rates negotiable.
The first day is a trial day: we work on your real tasks — you decide afterwards.
Book a first dayBecause you need a versatile, experienced, communicative engineer with out-of-the-box ideas on your team.
Because you have deadlines to meet — and I can help your team accelerate.
Because I've got taste: I recognize good design, and I can fix a bad one. I care about the details that matter.
Because I love what I do — which makes me surprisingly efficient.
Because I believe in getting things done well and thoroughly: test-driven and explorative programming are both valuable tools.
And finally: because people who've worked with me loved it.
