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Tobias Bernd Bauer

Tobias Bernd Bauer

Efficient full-stack software development: from conception to deployment

Munich, Germany
+49 179 1117729
German, English, French, Russian

Background


About

About

Reliable and solution-oriented IT expert and full-stack software developer with over 25 years of experience. Specialized in PHP (Symfony, Laravel) and JavaScript/TypeScript (React, Expo, Next.js). Designs and implements efficient, robust and future-proof IT architectures with a focus on modern web technologies. Experienced in using modern AI tools and Large Language Models to optimize development processes and increase productivity. Always available as a freelancer for innovative projects and consulting.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Owner / General ManagerBITS BAUER - Business IT Services BAUER

    Apr, 2007 - Present

    At BITS BAUER, you receive customized software solutions for your specific requirements. Our network of skilled developers covers all areas of software development, from app development to API development.

  • IT Consultant / Senior Full Stack Software DeveloperLocalPerformance GmbH

    Feb, 2015 - Present

    Comprehensive IT consulting as well as development and support of customized software. Development of APIs and services. Database management. For example, advice on architecture and technology issues or further development and support of applications.

    • Analysis of existing systems and processes

    • Determination of requirements and solution design

    • Support with implementation

    • Development and support of the extensive reporting, customer and campaign management application based on Symfony and MariaDB

    • Implementing the connection of additional services via APIs

    • Creating an API for access by customers

    • Data import and aggregation from e.g. Google Ads and Facebook

    • Development of a REST/GraphQL API as a backend for the second generation reporting and management application, based on Symfony, PostgreSQL and API Platform

    • Creating the Docker development environment

    • Evaluation of GPC, Heroku and Platform.sh as PaaS

    • Configuration and support of the deployment on Platform.sh

    • Implementing microservices for imports and mailings

  • Senior Full Stack Software DeveloperCodetopia GmbH

    Mar, 2024 - Jul, 20245 months

    Development of a Next.js app as a status monitor for the visualization of transformer measurement data.

    • Implementing the UI and visualizations

    • Integration and interaction with an API interface for the measured values

    • Defining and using configuration settings on the respective end devices

    • Use of Docker for development and deployment on the respective end devices

  • Senior Frontend Software DeveloperGroupM Germany

    Aug, 2019 - Feb, 20244 years 7 months

    Agile front-end development for internal tools and services. One example is the development of a React app for the management and evaluation of marketing campaigns. Another example is the development of a two-part B2B React app for the creation, administration and delivery of questionnaires.

    • Implementation of Okta authentication

    • Integration and interaction with a Java backend

    • Implementing a wizard to manage the campaigns

    • Use of HighCharts for the evaluations

    • Dynamic configuration of the campaigns via HighCharts

    • Use of React Toolkit with RTK Query

    • Extensive form logic via React Hook Form

    • Implement wizards for creating and editing

    • Implementing data tables for the overviews

    • Use of Docker, Kubernetes and GitLab CI for development and deployment

  • Senior Full Stack Software DeveloperNEW WORK DIGITAL GmbH

    Dec, 2022 - Feb, 20229 months

    Implementation of a Shopware 6 extension as an interface to the customer's software solution.

    • Setting up a development and test environment with Docker

    • Implementing the authentication

    • Design and implementation of the configuration page

    • Implementing the form logic

  • Senior Full Stack Software DeveloperNEW WORK DIGITAL GmbH

    May, 2021 - Dec, 20221 year 8 months

    Agile development of a complex e-commerce store based on Symfony for a global market leader in the field of environmental and safety technology. Interaction with Commercetools, SAP and microservices on an extensive Kubernetes setup on Amazon AWS.

    • Development of backend components and microservices

    • Connection of external systems via APIs

    • Implementing new store features (graduated prices, vouchers, discounts)

    • Data exchange with the customer's SAP system (CRM data, orders)

    • Connection of payment providers such as Unzer, Stripe and PayPal

    • Connection to logistics providers such as ShipperHQ and Paqato

    • Connection of tax providers such as Avalara

    • Creation of microservices for processing messages, e.g. from SAP

    • Creation of microservices for various store logics

  • Senior Full Stack Software DeveloperCHECK24 Verbraucherportal

    Dec, 2018 - Mar, 20212 years 4 months

    Full stack web development on the back office tool for managing lawsuits in the emissions scandal.

    • Creation of a complex workflow

    • Implementation of wizards

    • Automated generation of documents with Latex

    • Automated generation and dispatch of mails

    • Extensive logging

    • Implementation of an invoice generator

    • Connection of LexOffice via API

  • Senior Backend Software Developerschalk&friends - Agentur für digitale Lösungen

    Oct, 2018 - Dec, 20183 months

    Implementation of a complex XML importer.

  • Lead Full Stack Software DeveloperServiceplan Gruppe

    Jul, 2018 - Dec, 20186 months

    Complete development of a B2B campaign tool. Connection to CRM services.

  • Senior Full Stack Software DeveloperDELTA Umzüge GmbH

    May, 2017 - Apr, 20181 year

    Development of a relocation booking portal.

  • Senior Full Stack Software Developerschalk&friends - Agentur für digitale Lösungen

    Oct, 2017 - Feb, 20184 months

    Development of a building materials ordering service app.

  • Senior Full Stack Software DeveloperSPORT1 GmbH

    Apr, 2017 - Aug, 20175 months

    Development of various features for the web portal.

  • Senior Full Stack Software Developer / IT ConsultantQUISMA GmbH – Part of GroupM Connect

    May, 2011 - Jul, 20176 years 3 months

    Leading development of an online marketing tracking application. Development of a RealTimeBidding proxy. Maintenance and expansion of a campaign management application. Development of a feed generator tool. And many more applications.

  • Senior Frontend Software DeveloperCocomore AG

    Jan, 2015 - Mar, 20153 months

    Development of a browser-based JavaScript game.

  • Senior Backend Software Engineer, Katawerx GmbH

    Dec, 2014 - Feb, 20153 months

    Customization of a media wiki.

  • Senior Fullstack Software-DeveloperLocalPerformance GmbH

    Jan, 2013 - Mar, 20141 year 3 months

    Development of an online marketing customer and campaign management software. Technology and architecture consulting.

  • App Developer, AgroSolutions GmbH

    Feb, 2011 - May, 20114 months

    Development of a native Android app "Yara withdrawal calculator" for determining the nutrients in plants.

  • Fullstack Software DeveloperBooming GmbH

    Jul, 2008 - May, 20112 years 11 months

    Development of an online marketing tracking and reporting application.

  • Full Stack Software Developer, Agrosolutions GmbH

    Oct, 2010 - Dec, 20103 months

    Further development and optimization of an agricultural machine configurator.

  • Full Stack Software Engineeresolut GmbH (aquarius Digital GmbH)

    Dec, 2007 - Jul, 20088 months

    Development of a website for sustainable consumption (www.utopia.de).

  • Software Developer, Ulysses Management Rossmann & Donner GbR

    Mar, 2007 - Oct, 20078 months

    Development of an application for planning and managing trade fair events.

  • Web Developer, RPE GmbH

    Jun, 2006 - May, 20071 year

    Web development of an internet auction platform specializing in patents.

  • Web DeveloperSunny Systems GmbH

    Oct, 2002 - Apr, 20063 years 7 months

    Web development in the Web Operations & Services team to support the Hewlett Packard EMEA hp.com websites.

  • Web Developernbsp GmbH

    May, 2001 - Apr, 20021 year

    ColdFusion programming and IT internship in various web projects

  • Web DeveloperIDG Webtech GmbH

    May, 2000 - Dec, 20007 months

    Working student in web programming with ColdFusion / HTMLWorking student in web programming with ColdFusion / HTML

  • Trainee Webmaster / Web DeveloperComputerwoche Verlag GmbH

    Oct, 1998 - Apr, 20001 year 7 months

    Webmaster trainee and IT internship in the field of web development at Computerwoche Verlag.

Skills

Skills

  • Programming languages and frameworks

    PHP

    Symfony

  • Programming languages and frameworks

    TypeScript

    C#

    JavaScript

    React

    Next.js

  • Programming languages and frameworks

    ASP.NET

    .NET Core

    Vue.js

    ZendExpressive

    Laminas

    Laravel

    Shopware

    Wordpress

    Shell Script

    C

    C++

    Python

  • Programming languages and frameworks

    Go

    Java

    Kotlin

    Fortran 90

    ezPublish

    Typo3

    Phaser

    Drupal

  • Databases, cache and messaging

    SQL

  • Databases, cache and messaging

    MariaDB

    Percona

    MySQL

    PostgreSQL

    RabbitMQ

  • Databases, cache and messaging

    Redis

    Messenger Component

    Memcached

    MongoDB

  • Databases, cache and messaging

    Elasticsearch

  • AI tools

    GitHub Copilot

    ChatGPT

  • AI tools

    Warp

    LLMs

  • Frontend technologies and UI/UX

    HTML

    CSS

    Tailwind CSS

    PrimeFaces UI

    Twig

    AJAX

    Tremor

  • Frontend technologies and UI/UX

    Material UI

    Balsamiq

    Highcharts

    Storybook

    Tanstack

    shadcn/ui

  • Frontend technologies and UI/UX

    jQuery

    ExtJS

  • State management and packages

    React-Hook-Form

    Redux-Toolkit

  • State management and packages

    Redux

    Redux-Saga

  • Development environments and editors

    PhpStorm

    WebStorm

    Visual Studio Code

    DataGrip

  • Development environments and editors

    IntelliJ IDEA

    Visual Studio for Mac

    Rider

  • Testing and quality assurance

    Postman

  • Testing and quality assurance

    PHPUnit

    Codeception

  • Testing and quality assurance

    Playwright

    Prophecy

  • Testing and quality assurance

    Behat

    Jest

  • Containerization, orchestration and DevOps

    Git

  • Containerization, orchestration and DevOps

    Docker

    GitHub

    Bitbucket

    GitLab

    Vagrant

    VirtualBox

  • Containerization, orchestration and DevOps

    GitLab CI/CD

    Kubernetes

    Puppet

    Jenkins

    ArgoCD

    Makefile

    Subversion

  • Containerization, orchestration and DevOps

    Ansible

    Podman

  • APIs and protocols

    API Platform

  • APIs and protocols

    REST

    GraphQL

    JSON

    DTO

    Markup

    Meta Graph API

    Google Ads API

  • APIs and protocols

    XML

    Lexoffice API

  • Operating systems, cloud and infrastructure

    MacOS

  • Operating systems, cloud and infrastructure

    Platform.sh

    Linux

    iOS

  • Operating systems, cloud and infrastructure

    Heroku

    AWS

    Google Cloud Platform

    Windows

    Android

  • Operating systems, cloud and infrastructure

    SAP

    Azure

  • Project management and agile methods

    Trello

    Youtrack

    Jira

    RT

    Scrum

    Kanban

    Slack

    Teams

    Confluence

  • Programming paradigms and methods

    Software architecture

    object-oriented programming

  • Programming paradigms and methods

    Domain-Driven Design

    Test-Driven Development

  • Other tools and technologies

    PHPOffice

    PHPExcel

  • Other tools and technologies

    JPGraph

    LaTeX

Education

Education

  • Civil Engineering, Diploma, Technical University Munich

    Jan, 1994 - Dec, 1998

  • Computer Science, Diploma, University Of Applied Sciences, Munich

    Jan, 1999 - Dec, 2006