Daniel Sommer

As Head of Engineering at Tilta, I lead a dynamic engineering department focused on both technical excellence and team growth. I guide our engineers' professional development while maintaining strategic technical oversight that ensures robust alignment with our long-term vision. My role spans the full spectrum of engineering leadership—from recruiting top talent and fostering collaborative team management to establishing our technical vision and software architecture. I drive development processes that uphold the highest code quality standards, ensuring our engineering practices scale effectively with our ambitious goals. Through this comprehensive approach, I work to build not just exceptional software but an exceptional engineering culture that delivers sustained innovation.

As a mentor at Founders Bay, I provide strategic guidance to nascent startups, leveraging my expertise in technical and product domains to help them build for sustainable growth. I work closely with founding teams to develop robust software architectures, scalable infrastructures, and efficient development processes that align with their business objectives. My approach centers on bridging the gap between technical excellence and market needs, ensuring startups create highly user-centric products that solve real problems. I specialize in requirements engineering and system design, helping startups translate their vision into actionable technical roadmaps. Through hands-on service design and architectural guidance, I enable teams to make informed decisions about their technology stack, development methodologies, and product strategy. My goal is to empower founders with the technical foundation and product insights they need to scale effectively while maintaining code quality and user experience at the forefront of their growth journey.

Following my recent promotion, I now lead a dual-focused role that combines strategic solution architecture with team leadership and development. In this expanded capacity, I drive technical excellence through comprehensive requirements engineering and system design while simultaneously building and managing high-performing internal teams. My responsibilities span the full spectrum of people management—from strategic staffing decisions and talent acquisition to ongoing employee development and technical project leadership. This unique position allows me to bridge the gap between technical innovation and organizational growth, ensuring that our solutions not only meet complex technical requirements but are delivered by empowered, well-supported teams.

In this role, I served as both Technology Lead and Senior Solution Architect, overseeing a diverse array of projects across various industries. My responsibilities encompassed the entire project lifecycle, from conducting requirements engineering and system design through initial prototyping to the ongoing maintenance of operational systems. I led staffing and hiring efforts while managing engineering teams to ensure effective collaboration and high-quality deliverables. Additionally, I directed technical project management activities, maintaining strategic oversight of people management and technical execution throughout complex, multi-faceted initiatives.

As a founding Software Engineer at Carrypicker, I established the technical foundation for this emerging startup by writing the initial codebase and architecting core systems. My contributions spanned the full development lifecycle, from conducting requirements engineering and system design to developing the Android application that drove the company's early growth. Beyond technical development, I maintained rigorous code quality standards and took on leadership responsibilities in recruitment and hiring, helping build a talented engineering team that supported the company's scaling efforts. This foundational role allowed me to impact the startup's technical direction and organizational growth directly.

As a Consultant Software Engineer at Assense, I partnered with the startup Cargonexx to drive the development and design of critical system components. I led requirements engineering initiatives and system architecture decisions while developing robust software solutions, maintaining exceptional code quality standards. Through close collaboration with cross-functional teams, I helped translate business needs into scalable technical solutions that supported Cargonexx's growth objectives.

At CodeFrog, I played a key role in developing an Android application for employee time tracking while simultaneously supporting multiple web-based projects across the team. I took ownership of the entire development lifecycle, from conducting thorough requirements engineering and system design to ensure robust, scalable solutions, to leading the implementation process. Throughout the project, I maintained rigorous standards for code quality by implementing comprehensive testing protocols and conducting detailed code reviews, ultimately delivering solutions that met both technical requirements and business objectives.