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Markus Lachinger

Executive Engineering Leader & Platform Architect specializing in Kubernetes PaaS and cloud security

StreamWalletsCarnegie Mellon UniversitySanta Monica, CA7 Years ExperienceExecutive LevelWorks On-Site

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Engineering leader who built and scaled a distributed team (Serbia + US) to deliver an internal multi-tenant Kubernetes-based PaaS, moving a large org from manual ops-driven deployments to automated CI/CD with >99.97% uptime and 100% service adoption. Known for culture change (blameless post-mortems, clear intake via ticketing) and security-first platform practices (tenant isolation, Falco) supporting SOC2 compliance; also operates at exec level with stakeholder communication and fundraising.

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Key Strengths

  • Built and led a team to deliver an internal PaaS from pitch to production (headcount approval, hiring, execution)
  • Achieved >99.97% uptime for production platform running for 2+ years
  • Drove 100% adoption of engineering-managed services onto the new platform
  • Improved developer self-sufficiency by reducing support ticket volume via self-service features and better docs/training
  • Scaled distributed org across Serbia and the US with clear reporting structure and operating cadence
  • Culture transformation: moved teams toward blameless post-mortems and away from finger-pointing
  • Hands-on technical leadership enabling fast decisions via prototypes/POCs with agreed metrics
  • Implemented strong delivery practices (testing, CI/CD, canary releases) to manage risk while moving fast
  • Led major modernization from manual ops deployments to Kubernetes-based multi-tenant platform, increasing velocity and ownership
  • Security leadership: tenant isolation, container firewalling, Falco runtime scanning; enabled SOC2 compliance

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Experience

FounderStreamWallets · Sep 2025 – Present
Principal Platform ArchitectSAP · Dec 2024 – Nov 2025
VP of EngineeringSAP · Dec 2018 – Dec 2024

Education

Carnegie Mellon Universitymaster, Software Management (2012)
Technical University of Munichbachelor, Computer Science (2011)

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Languages

EnglishGerman

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