Curriculum Vitae

A summary of my professional journey, focusing on my roles, responsibilities, and key successes over the years.

Matthias Reis

XING SE

Team Lead Engineering

People Manager, Platform Owner

2019 - 2026

Key Successes

People management for engineering teams 'Design System' and 'Web Platform' (up to 10 devs, web, iOS and Android platforms)
Lead for two very different teams in parallel with consistently positive feedback from leadership, peers and direct reports
Responsible for the technical evolution of the whole frontend layer at XING.com (delivering ~600 req/s SSR web content)
Orchestrating big projects like cloud move or the migration to a monorepo structure with more than 1.4m lines of code and 40+ contributors
Cross team alignment between tech, design and project management with excellent communication skills

Leadership·Team Management·Agile·Frontend Architecture·Strategy·Cross Team Alignment·Communication

XING SE

Technology Owner

2015 - 2019

Key Successes

Introduced React.JS ecosystem (starting at version 0.10) that redefined dev collaboration and user flows in the company
Several technology waves including Redux, Apollo, Typescript
Onboarding and direction for a community of 60+ frontend developers

React.js·Redux·Apollo·Typescript·Mentoring·Lateral Leadership

VERLAGSGRUPPE WELTBILD GMBH

Technology Driver

2012 - 2015

Key Successes

Operating a high traffic e-commerce platform including complex purchase funnels (hitting the 1 million Euro minute once)
Responsible for the whole frontend server stack
Tech Stack: PHP, Javascript, jQuery
Introducing Angular (v1) based back office / content management layer
Role directly evolved from my work as an engineer

PHP·Javascript·jQuery·Angular·E-Commerce·High Traffic Engine

VERLAGSGRUPPE WELTBILD GMBH

2011 - 2012

PHP·JavaScript·Frontend Development

FILESPOTS & BWSO GMBH

2009 - 2011

Key Successes

ExtJS·SPAs·JavaScript

For a comprehensive list of projects and technical details, please download the full portfolio.