Carsten Knoblich

Lead Mobile Developer & Software Architect with 10+ years experience

Core Skills

Technology & Concepts

• Mobile software development; iOS, Swift, Objective-C
• Mobile app security; iOS security Best Practices, security audit, OWASP MASVS
• AWS architecture and IT transformation; DevOps, micro services
• (Process-)Automation; Continuous delivery & -deployment; Fastlane, Jenkins, CircleCI
• Agile development; Scrum, Kanban, Lean development as well as hybrid-forms
• Understanding of different stages in software life cycles

Certifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (2016 & 2024)
• ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (2024)

Personal Skills

• Experience to lead cross-functional teams and oversee the needs of all stakeholders in multi-disciplinary projects
• Candidate assessment and technical interviews
• Team player; Mentoring, team development
• Problem solving with a mix of Best Practices and lean software development

Professional Experience

05/2024–ongoing Freelance

Software Architect, remote

• Transfer of on-premise systems to AWS cloud
• Security review of existing systems and processes
• Mobile product management and App Store Optimization (ASO)

10/2023-10/2024 Freelance

Software Architect, _EURO Kartensysteme, remote

• Evaluation/Expert opinion of a mobile payment concept to enable girocard payments via Apple Pay
• technical consulting on requird actions on Apple platforms
• Apple Pay, system architecture

01/2023-06/2024 Freelance

Senior Mobile developer (iOS), RTL Technologies GmbH, remote

• Design & Implementation of an independent tracking/analytics SDK for all Swift-powered RTLplus products
• Mobile Architecture, Security, continuous integration via Gitlab runners and Docker/Kubernetes for Linux-based Swift builds
• Swift code generation from OpenAPI schema
• Technologies: Swift, UIKit, Gitlab, OpenAPI, Kubernetes, Docker, Bash

08/2022-12/2022 Freelance

Senior Mobile developer (iOS), Deutsche Post IT Services GmbH, remote

• Architecture, Development & Testing the new generation of “Packstation” pick-up locations (iPhone and iPad)
• Technologies: Swift, UIKit, CoreBluetooth, Python scripts, Fastlane & Github workflows for continuous integration

05/2011-07/2022 Freelance & Permanent

Previous Experience, Multiple Companies, various locations

• Over 10 years of experience in senior and lead mobile development roles
• Worked with companies such as Klarna Bank AB, IBM Germany AG, SAP AG, DKB Code Factory GmbH, and EY (Ernst & Young GmbH)
• Key achievements and skills:
  • Led development of the German Corona Warn App (CWA) at SAP AG
  • Designed and implemented mobile app security measures and conducted security audits
  • Architected AWS-based systems and led IT transformation initiatives
  • Managed and optimized DevOps processes and automation pipelines
  • Led cross-functional teams and mentored junior developers
  • Conducted technical interviews and candidate assessments
  • Designed and implemented mobile architectures for various industries including fintech, public services, and e-commerce
  • Expertise in Swift, Objective-C, UIKit, CoreData, and various AWS services
  • Implemented continuous integration and deployment using tools like Fastlane, Jenkins, and CircleCI

Private Projects

03/2019-today Exoplanet Explorer

• Mobile app to display, search and bookmark exoplanets based on the NASA Exoplanet archive
• Design & Development of the mobile app (iOS), web site and backend
• Requirements analysis, roadmap planning, mobile marketing
• AppStore Link
• Technologies: iOS, Swift, SwiftUI, CoreData, iCloud, Amazon Web Services (EC2 etc.), Redis, Postgres, Docker