Systems thinking
I care about how components, data and developer workflows fit together — not just isolated functions.
Software engineer · Dresden, Germany
I build software that turns complex systems into useful tools.
I'm Sebastian Mischke, a backend-focused software engineer working across AI-powered document processing, developer tooling, automation and industrial software. I like systems that are understandable, reliable and pleasant to work with.
2015→
software & research
Backend + tools
production-minded engineering
M.Sc.
Computer Science
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whoami --verbose
nameSebastian Mischke
roleSoftware Engineer
focusBackend · AI · Tooling
languagesPython · C++ · Java · TS
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cat principles.txt
- 01 solve the actual problem
- 02 automate the boring parts
- 03 keep systems observable
- 04 ship, learn, improve
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Python
REST APIs
C++
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About
Breadth without losing depth.
My work has moved through deep-learning research, full-stack industrial applications, automotive toolchains and, today, AI-driven document processing.
That range made me comfortable moving between layers: understanding the domain, designing an API, building an automation pipeline, debugging a build system, shaping data models and occasionally jumping into the frontend when that's what gets the product over the line.
Automation first
Build pipelines, code generation, ingestion flows and tooling are recurring themes in my work.
Pragmatic engineering
Readable solutions, useful abstractions and technology chosen for the problem rather than the trend.
Curiosity
From computer vision to simulation, graph data and UI work — I enjoy learning enough to build things properly.
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Experience
Building software across research and industry.
Software Engineer
elevait GmbH & Co. KG · Dresden
Backend-focused development for AI-powered document processing: Python services and FastAPI APIs, automated ingestion and processing flows with Apache NiFi, document extraction models, data storage and traceable relationships across MongoDB and graph data. Also contributing to React functionality and operational reporting.
Software Engineer
FDTech GmbH · Chemnitz
Framework and toolchain engineering in automotive development. Worked with Python and C++ on build systems, automation, release and deployment pipelines, testing and a large monorepository. Projects included architecture parsing and code generation, simulation tooling and datatype specification.
Student Assistant
HTW Dresden
Researched and evaluated deep-learning approaches for emotion detection in images and video. Built preprocessing and augmentation pipelines, benchmarked CNN architectures and explored temporal filtering for more stable video predictions.
Full Stack Developer
Saxony Media Solutions GmbH · Dresden
Full-stack development for advanced planning and scheduling software across semiconductor, aviation and production-planning use cases. Built Java/Hibernate and Python backends, REST APIs, database integrations and Angular/TypeScript interfaces.
Earlier research, internship & teaching experience +
2017 · New Web Technology GmbH
Bachelor-thesis internship: deep-learning feature recognition in satellite imagery using Python and Keras.
2016 — 2017 · HTW Dresden
Tutor for first-semester Media Informatics students, focused on mathematics and programming foundations.
2015 — 2017 · HTW Dresden
Student research assistant applying neural networks to semantic classification of occupancy-grid maps.
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Selected work
Things I've built, researched and contributed to.
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Deep learning · Computer vision
Satellite image feature recognition
A complete pipeline for recognizing buildings and properties in satellite imagery: automated image acquisition, training-data tooling, CNN experimentation and result visualization.
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European R&D · Industry 4.0
Productive 4.0
Work on process virtualization and agent-based simulation for industrial planning and semiconductor supply chains within a large European research initiative.
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Mobile · Architecture
hap — Living Campus
Android event application built with Xamarin and C#, with MVC separation, local data and image management plus swappable external synchronization connectors.
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Open source · Python
WoW Addon Updater contributions
Upstream contributions including refactoring, version-aware updates and support for additional addon providers in a lightweight Python utility.
More experiments, university work and tools live on GitHub.
Browse repositories
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Toolbox
Technologies I have worked with.
Languages
PythonC++JavaC#
TypeScriptJavaScriptSQLHTML/CSS
Backend & data
FastAPIREST APIsMongoDBPostgreSQL
OracleSQLiteHibernateGraph data
Tooling & automation
Apache NiFiBazelConanJenkins
GitHub ActionsGitCI/CDCode generation
Frontend & ML
ReactAngularDeep LearningCNNs
KerasComputer VisionMetabaseRedash
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Education
Computer science, twice.
M.Sc. Computer Science
Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden
B.Sc. Computer Science
Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden