Christoph (René) Pardon

Fullstack Developer & DevOps

Freienbach, Switzerland

Experience

Dec 2024 - Mar 2025
4 months
Berlin, Germany

Fullstack Developer & DevOps

Blink Labs GmbH

  • Conception and implementation of the connection of third-party APIs for data integration into the Blinkist platform
  • Development and optimisation of front-end components with React and Astro.js for an improved user experience
  • Creation and maintenance of backend services with Ruby on Rails to support new product features
  • Migration of the magazine from Ruby on Rails to Astro.js (React, Typescript, Next.js) with Tailwind CSS
  • Operation and expansion of GitHub CI/CD pipelines to ensure efficient and automated deployments
Oct 2024 - Dec 2025
3 months
Mömbris, Germany

Fullstack Developer & DevOps

Schaltwerk Digital GmbH & Co. KG

  • Creation of a recipe shop using Nuxt.js (VueJS) and REST endpoints
  • Responsive design according to Figma template with Tailwind CSS
  • Automated deployment through Github Actions CI/CD pipeline on customer server
Jul 2024 - Dec 2025
6 months
Cologne, Germany

Frontend Developer & DevOps

chargecloud GmbH

  • New design implemented for individual components
  • design according to Figma template with Tailwind CSS
  • Bugfixing of existing solutions
Apr 2024 - Jun 2024
3 months
Vienna, Austria

Fullstack Developer & DevOps

Michael Pichler HR Management Consulting

  • Creation of a high-performance and accessible website using NextJS (React)
  • Responsive design according to template with Twitter Bootstrap
  • Automated deployment through Gitlab CI/CD pipeline on customer server
Jan 2024 - Present
1 year 7 months
Ahrensburg, Germany

Fullstack Developer & DevOps

HFG Handelsgesellschaft für Grundvermögen mbH

  • Automation by setting up the CI/CD pipeline with the help of Github Actions
  • Creation and extension of test scenarios
  • Migration of old jQuery script to VueJS 3 and API to GraphQL
  • Managing, updating and securing the existing servers
Jan 2024 - Mar 2024
3 months
Walldorf, Germany

Project Management

SAP Deutschland SE & Co. KG

  • Consultancy on development and deployment topics
  • Documentation of a security policy management tool for auditability
  • Planning of API infrastructure
Jul 2023 - Jan 2024
7 months
Lippstadt, Germany

Fullstack Developer & DevOps

HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA

  • Update of the existing Laravel-TALL/VueJS system
  • Setting up the Gitlab CI/CD pipeline incl. code quality and unit / integration tests
  • Refactoring and expansion of data analysis with various statistics for internal tools with chart.js, VueJS and Laravel
  • Automation of various background tasks with parallel execution for performance optimisation
Mar 2023 - Jun 2023
4 months
Munich, Germany

Backend Developer & DevOps

Essinger Consulting - Philip Essinger, Dipl.-Ing. (FH)

  • Development of a REST API for an end customer project
  • PHPUnit tests created for endpoints
  • Coordination and cooperation with another developer who programmed the App for the API
  • Deployment of the API on customer server through Gitlab CI/CD Pipeline
Sep 2018 - Jan 2024
5 years 5 months
Munich, Germany

Fullstack Developer & DevOps

KoyeBrand GmbH

  • Development on internal tools in PHP (Laravel)
  • Programming for customers with different stacks like TALL and Jetstream with Alpine.JS and VueJS
  • Creation of a live video chat application based on Jitsi-Meet
  • Provision of end customer projects with Bitbucket and Gitlab CI/CD pipelines
  • Creation of multiple APIs with REST and GraphQL for multiple projects
Sep 2009 - Jul 2011
1 year 11 months
Freising, Germany

IT Specialist in Application Development

petaFuel GmbH

  • Development of the first iOS apps, including alarm system control and a banking app
  • Implementation of various website projects and internal tools, e.g. a blinds control system
  • As a Mastercard processor, petaFuel is PCI-DSS certified
Jan 2009 - Dec 2022
14 years
Munich, Germany

Backend Developer & DevOps

ACV Containerverleih und Container Abholung GmbH

  • Consultancy on development and deployment topics
  • Programming of some company websites for various services with Gridsome (VueJS)
  • Creation of content such as texts (Copywriting) and images for websites
  • Zero-downtime deployment through automated scripts like Envoy

Summary

Senior Fullstack IT Engineer with vision and DevOps specialist with over 15 years of experience in the development of modern frontends and stable backends as well as APIs.

  • Extensive experience in backend development, especially APIs with REST and GraphQL.
  • Knowledge and experience with SQL databases and NoSQL databases.
  • Very good knowledge in the use of Docker, Kubernetes and Git for containerisation as well as in the automation of CI/CD pipelines.
  • Practical experience in performance optimisation and knowledge of caching strategies.
  • First experience in project management and technical leadership from working independently and in teams as well as during my employment at VIMP GmbH.
  • Highly adaptable to agile working methods and teamwork; committed and motivated.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Elementary

Education

Sep 2009 - Jul 2011

petaFuel GmbH

IT specialist in application development · Freising, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Online-Course in DevOps and Cloud-Computing

Udemy

B-Permit CH

Driving License