Sebastian Erhardt - Head of Technology

Q: Where is Sebastian based?

Sebastian is based in Rottach-Egern, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

Q: What languages does Sebastian speak?

Sebastian speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Sebastian have?

Sebastian has at least 20 years of experience. During this time, Sebastian has worked in at least 12 different roles and for 18 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 1 month . Note that Sebastian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Sebastian's latest experience?

Sebastian's most recent position is Head of Technology at Equation AG .

Q: What companies has Sebastian worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Sebastian has worked for Equation AG and Self-Employed .

Q: Which industries is Sebastian most experienced in?

Sebastian is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT) , Automotive , and Professional Services . Sebastian also has some experience in Transportation and Logistics , Media, Entertainment and Publishing , and Education .

Q: Which business areas is Sebastian most experienced in?

Sebastian is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Business Intelligence , and Operations . Sebastian also has some experience in Product Development , Research and Development (R&D) , and Strategy and Planning .

Q: Which industries has Sebastian worked in recently?

Sebastian has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) and Professional Services .

Q: Which business areas has Sebastian worked in recently?

Sebastian has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Business Intelligence , and Operations .

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Rottach-Egern, Germany

Experience

Jan 2025 - Present

1 year 2 months

Head of Technology

Equation AG

Since 2025 serving as Head of Technology.

Mar 2020 - Mar 2020

1 month

Co-Organizer, WirVsVirus Hackathon

Federal Government of Germany

Organized the largest hackathon in Germany with 28,000 participants and 1,500 final projects
Developed processes and technical guidelines
Managed IT operations and infrastructure

Jan 2020 - Jul 2020

7 months

Developer

Liphardt Lab - Stanford Distributed Trust Initiative, Stanford University

Developed distributed client/server software for the Stellar ecosystem to lower the entrance barrier for ordinary users
Achieved over 300 million downloads
Technologies: C++, NodeJS, React, Electron, Docker, Typescript

Aug 2019 - Oct 2019

3 months

Product Manager / Engineering Fellow

Tech4Germany / Federal Ministry of the Interior / Federal Ministry of Finance / German Federal Centre for Information Technology

Redesigned and developed new features using design thinking and intensive user research
Reduced interaction time for billers on the German Federal Electronic Invoice System from 28 to 5 minutes, saving hundreds of years of wasted time
Presented outcomes at the cabinet meeting in front of Chancellor Angela Merkel, Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz and all ministers
Technologies: Go, MongoDB, VueJS

Apr 2019 - Aug 2019

5 months

Consultant

Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM)

Conducted market analysis and competitor screening for employee engagement software market entry
Validated and rejected product hypotheses
Acquired partners through cold calls

Feb 2019 - Oct 2019

9 months

Supporting the Design of the Election Program

Independent / Political Parties

Developed an artificial intelligence supported public debate platform for a significant political party in the Free States of Thuringia and Saxony
Technologies: Go, Angular

Oct 2018 - Aug 2019

11 months

Freelancer

KM.ON by Karl Mayer

Performed IT due diligence and developed an IT strategy
Consulted the CEO
Developed back-end and front-end components with Python, Scala and React
Deployed solutions to AWS

Oct 2018 - Feb 2019

5 months

Student Project Developer

BMW Group / Technical University of Munich

Developed back-end and AI components for an NLP data exploration platform prototype
Technologies: Python, Facebook LASER, Facebook FAISS, Spacy NLP

Oct 2018 - Feb 2019

5 months

Developer

Oxford Academic Health Science Network / CDTM

Developed a digital prototype ecosystem for prostate cancer patients and doctors using Amazon Alexa and Amazon Dash Button
Conducted user research and applied design thinking
Developed back-end and front-end
Technologies: Python, Angular

May 2018 - Jul 2019

1 year 3 months

Co-Founder and Head of Technology

Debatoo

Developed an artificial intelligence supported online debate platform
Conducted user research and applied design thinking
Designed UI
Developed back-end in Go (golang)
Developed front-end in Angular
Developed AI component in Python
Supported two major parties in German state elections

Apr 2018 - May 2019

1 year 2 months

Freelancer

Monitor Deloitte - Center for the Long View

Developed an artificial intelligence big data scenario analysis platform
Designed the first click-dummy with Angular
Architected the application and advised the project manager
Led back-end development in Go (golang) for production

Apr 2018 - Aug 2018

5 months

Developer

Technical University of Munich

Developed an artificial intelligence-based recommender system for MSG AG and Allianz SE
Technologies: Python, Keras, GloVe

Oct 2017 - Feb 2018

5 months

Developer

UnternehmerTUM / Rechts der Isar University Hospital, Technical University of Munich

Developed an Amazon Alexa application for stroke patients
Created dialogues and interaction handlers using NodeJS
Deployed to AWS Lambda
Technologies: NodeJS, Alexa, AWS

Dec 2016 - Oct 2018

1 year 11 months

Co-Founder and Head of Technology

Transport Heroes (now Frachtklub)

Developed a white-label online logistics platform for large and medium-sized logistics companies
Conducted user research and applied design thinking
Designed UI
Developed back-end in Go (golang) with MySQL and Redis
Developed front-end in Angular

Aug 2016 - Aug 2018

2 years 1 month

Co-Founder and Head of Technology

BlitzMinds

Developed a knowledge-management and user-experience platform for corporations such as Wacker, Bosch and Siemens
Conducted user research and applied design thinking
Designed UI
Developed back-end in Java with Neo4J
Developed front-end in Angular

Apr 2016 - Jun 2016

3 months

Business Case Developer

Fraunhofer IPA / Fraunhofer IOSB / University of Stuttgart / Karlsruhe Institute of Technology / UnternehmerTUM

Developed a business case for sensor realistic image processing software

Sep 2015 - Aug 2017

2 years

Various Positions

Deloitte Consulting Germany & Deloitte Digital Germany

Lead developer of a decision making software using NodeJS and AngularJS
Lead developer for an executive training and meeting application for a leading German car manufacturer
Consultant for a major German automotive supplier

Dec 2005 - Present

20 years 3 months

Self-Employed

Completed more than 200 projects for more than 80 customers in the field of front-end and back-end development, infrastructure and operations, data-science, AI and consulting.

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Information Technology (20 years), Automotive (2.5 years), Professional Services (2 years), Transportation (2 years), Education (1 year), and Manufacturing (1 year).

Information Technology

Automotive

Professional Services

Transportation

Education

Manufacturing

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Information Technology (20 years), Business Intelligence (20 years), Operations (20 years), Product Development (3.5 years), Research and Development (3.5 years), and Strategy (1 year).

Information Technology

Business Intelligence

Operations

Product Development

Research and Development

Strategy

Skills

Programming

Go
Python
Java
Scala
Javascript
Swift
Objective-c
C++
R
Php
Prolog
Haskell
Sql

Databases

Mysql
Mariadb
Postgresql
Ms-sql
Elasticsearch
Couchdb
Mongodb
Redis
Neo4j

Back-end

Expressjs
Gin
Flask
Django
Play
Laravel
Graphql
Rest

Front-end

Angular
Flutter
Vuejs
React
Redux
Jquery
Typescript
Html
Css
Amazon Alexa

Data-science

Pytorch
Tensor-flow
Keras
Scikit-learn
Pandas
Jupyter
Nltk
Spacy
Stata
R

Operations

Unix/linux
Server Administration
Ci/cd
Aws
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud
Nginx
Apache
Docker
Kubernetes

Other

Git
Latex
Design-thinking
Scenario Analysis

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Elementary

Education

Oct 2020 - Feb 2023

Munich School of Management, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU)

Master of Business Research, PhD Program in Management · Business Research · Munich, Germany · 1.0

Sep 2020 - Jul 2025

Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition; Munich School of Management, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU)

Doctoral Student and Research Fellow · Management · Munich, Germany

Oct 2019 - Mar 2021

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU)

Master of Science, Computer Science · Computer Science · Munich, Germany · 1.4

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Profile

Created

August 2025

Last Update

August 2025

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Sebastian based?

Sebastian is based in Rottach-Egern, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

What languages does Sebastian speak?

Sebastian speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Sebastian have?

Sebastian has at least 20 years of experience. During this time, Sebastian has worked in at least 12 different roles and for 18 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 1 month. Note that Sebastian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Sebastian be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Sebastian would be well-suited for roles such as: Head of Technology, Co-Organizer, WirVsVirus Hackathon, Developer.

What is Sebastian's latest experience?

Sebastian's most recent position is Head of Technology at Equation AG.

What companies has Sebastian worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Sebastian has worked for Equation AG and Self-Employed.

Which industries is Sebastian most experienced in?

Sebastian is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT), Automotive, and Professional Services. Sebastian also has some experience in Transportation and Logistics, Media, Entertainment and Publishing, and Education.

Which business areas is Sebastian most experienced in?

Sebastian is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Business Intelligence, and Operations. Sebastian also has some experience in Product Development, Research and Development (R&D), and Strategy and Planning.

Which industries has Sebastian worked in recently?

Sebastian has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) and Professional Services.

Which business areas has Sebastian worked in recently?

Sebastian has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Business Intelligence, and Operations.

What is Sebastian's education?

Sebastian holds a Doctorate in Management from Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition; Munich School of Management, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), a Master in Business Research from Munich School of Management, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), a Master in Computer Science from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and a Master in Information Systems from Technical University of Munich (TUM).

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