Software that works — and projects that deliver.

I bring together hands-on engineering and project ownership: for over ten years I've built, planned, and steered software projects — from a mid-sized software house to a globally operating enterprise.

10+Years of experience
Dev & PMRoles
BS / WOB / HLocation
CurrentAutomotive Security
Profile

From the first ticket to running it in production.

For over ten years I've worked at the intersection of software development and project ownership — from the first requirement all the way to live operations. I've spent that time in the Braunschweig/Wolfsburg/Hannover region, at a mid-sized software house as well as at a globally operating enterprise.

What interests me is less the role itself and more the question of how an idea becomes a working system — implemented cleanly, and led in a way that a team genuinely enjoys building on.

What matters to me in collaboration: clarify requirements early and honestly, before the first line of code is written — then work pragmatically rather than dogmatically. I use short, agile cycles because they enable fast feedback, not because a framework prescribes them. Rigid hierarchies and bureaucracy aren't my world: in project ownership, I see myself more as an enabler than a controller — a team performs better when it understands decisions instead of just executing them.

Career

  1. 2009–2014Software DeveloperGOD – Gesellschaft für Organisation und Datenverarbeitung
  2. 2014–2017Software Developer → Project OwnershipDAVID Software GmbH (later msg DAVID GmbH)
  3. since 2017Project OwnershipVolkswagen AG
Sebastian Bothe
Location
Braunschweig / Wolfsburg / Hannover
Experience
10+ years
Roles
Software development, project ownership
Environment
Mid-size → enterprise
Skills

One foot in the code, one in the project.

Project Management

  • Planning & steering
  • Requirements & stakeholder management
  • Agile methods (Scrum, Kanban)
  • Budget & risk management
  • Team & resource coordination

Software Development

  • Java / Spring
  • JavaScript / TypeScript
  • Angular & React
  • Python
  • REST APIs & IoT systems

Cloud & Kubernetes

  • Kubernetes
  • Docker & container orchestration
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Cloud-native architectures

AI-Assisted Development

  • LLM-assisted development workflows
  • Prompt engineering
  • Agentic tooling & automation
  • Evaluating AI systems
Projects

What I'm currently working on.

Current

Automotive Security

Developing safety- and security-critical software for an internationally operating automotive group — focused on cryptography and embedded systems in vehicle communication.

AutomotiveSecurityEmbedded SystemsCryptography
Beyond the Code

What else drives me.

Guitar & Music

Whenever time allows, the guitar is within reach — music as a counterbalance to the screen, often too brief, but never quite gone. Stylistically it's mostly metal, djent, and rock — intricate riffs, odd time signatures, and a good amount of weight in the sound.

8-string electric guitar in Royal Blue Sapphire
↓ see "Guitar Progress" below — where practicing meets code

Photography

Landscapes, buildings, and details along the way — captured on countless walks over the past years.

Sunset over the Wadden Sea
Landscape
Lighthouse with a rising moon
Building
Close-up of a teasel bloom
Detail
Stone-age female figurine against a black background
Find
Illuminated sun sign at dusk
Lights
Rowing boat on a lake at sunset
Evening
A selection from the archive — full gallery ↗

Software Development (personal)

Outside of work, I build my own apps and backends for everyday use — from SwiftUI to Python, a playground for current frameworks, with no deadline breathing down my neck.

01

Guitar Progress

iPhone, iPad, and Watch app for tracking your own guitar practice — metronome, practice plans, statistics.

SwiftUISwiftDatawatchOSCloudKit
02

Nvelo

iOS frontend for a personal budgeting tool, backed by my own FastAPI backend.

SwiftUIFastAPIREST
03

Provisio

Shared household shopping list with real-time sync across devices and a home screen widget.

SwiftUICoreDataCloudKitWidgetKit
Sebastian Bothe
Contact

Good collaboration starts with a conversation.