09/2025 – present

Founding

Independent Software Studio

After leaving the automotive industry, deliberately back to hands-on development: concept, implementation, and design of my own digital products.

My current focus is on game development and interactive software, e.g. with Godot, Unity, and Blender.

Founding Indie Studio Product Development
01/2021 – 08/2025

CARIAD SE

Driver Assistance Systems · Autonomous Driving (ADAS)

Team lead in the ADAS domain at CARIAD, responsible for safety-critical driver assistance systems.

Contributing to development processes, Scrum Master, and architectural responsibility in Systems Engineering.

Scrum SAFe Systems Engineering
07/2018 – 12/2020

AUDI AG

Architecture · Cockpit Domain

Software architect at Audi responsible for IVI architecture, service design, and release management in collaboration with internal teams, suppliers, and service providers.

Additionally developed developer tooling for protocol workflows. Later architecture, development, and vehicle testing in the ADAS domain.

Automotive Infotainment Architecture
01/2018 – 06/2018

nordsys GmbH

Service Architecture · Navigation

Software architect and developer in automotive R&D, designing service architectures for navigation systems on Linux and embedded platforms.

Navigation Automotive R&D Service Architecture
01/2017 - 06/2018

Dipl.-Inf. (FH) Sascha Link

Part-time Freelance Work

Part-time freelance projects with a broad technical scope — from frontend and data visualisation to computer vision and embedded systems.

Side Business Development Consulting
07/2015 – 12/2017

intech GmbH

Team & Domain Leadership

Team and domain lead for the Web & App division. Built the team, held technical responsibility in the infotainment domain, and remained actively involved in development using TypeScript and Angular.

Leadership Web App Automotive
05/2011 – 06/2015

c4c engineering GmbH

Software Architecture · Consulting

Developer and architect in software consulting with full-stack projects from mobile to backend.

Focus on architecture, design patterns, TDD, and technically sound decisions across varying project contexts.

OOAD Design Patterns TDD Full Stack
06/2008 – 04/2011

GISCON Geoinformatik GmbH

Software Development · Geoinformatics

Career start as a software developer at a geoinformatics product company.

Development of specialist applications with ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Server — from implementation and QA to customer training.

Geoinformatics Product Development Training
09/2001 – 06/2008

Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences

Applied Computer Science Studies

Applied Computer Science degree (Dipl.-Inf. FH) — the foundation of a lasting enthusiasm for software engineering. Thesis: evaluation of agile development methods in the context of process certification (DIN EN ISO 9000:2000).

Computer Science Studies

About me

I live happily with my wife and our two cats in Ingolstadt.

🙋‍♀️ + 🐈‍⬛ + 🐈 = 🥰

When I’m not coding, creating 3D models and CAD designs for 3D printing, or gaming (digital & analog), In winter, I’m usually skiing, while in summer I enjoy riding a gravel bike or inline skating.

Alpine Skiing 3D Creative Experimentation