Danilo Jakob

Full-Stack Software Engineer Chur, Switzerland · Relocating to Helsinki, Finland in May 2027

Relocating to Helsinki: May 2027

8 years of experience building cloud-native enterprise applications. Specialized in Java, Go, and Kotlin backends, Kubernetes/OpenShift DevOps, and modern TypeScript frontends. Currently based in Switzerland and relocating to Helsinki, Finland in May 2027 — self-funded, no visa required as an EU citizen.

Featured Projects

churrers-cluster

A comprehensive GitOps-driven Kubernetes cluster setup. Managing infrastructure as code with Kustomize, ArgoCD, and automated deployment pipelines.

KubernetesKustomizeArgoCDGitOps

space-simulations

A collection of space-related simulations and visualizations, exploring physics and orbital mechanics in a 2D environment.

CRaylibPhysicsOrbital Mechanics

churrer.dev

A Vue 3 / Nuxt 4 single-page application built with TypeScript and Tailwind CSS — this portfolio site itself.

VueNuxtInspira UITailwind CSS

Professional Experience

My journey at Würth IT Switzerland AG, from apprentice to software engineer.

Aug 2022 – Present

Software Engineer

Würth IT Switzerland AG

Developing and maintaining backend services in Java (Spring Boot, Java EE, Vaadin), Go, and Kotlin. Building SAP UI5 / SAP ABAP and SAP Gateway applications for transportation management. Migrating and operating applications on OpenShift and Kubernetes, containerized with Docker. Building DevOps tooling and CI/CD pipelines (ArgoCD, Jenkins). Implementing observability with ELK Stack and APM.

Aug 2018 – Aug 2022

Software Developer Apprentice

Würth IT Switzerland AG

Completed a 4-year apprenticeship (EFZ) as a software developer, gaining foundational experience across the full software development lifecycle, including Java-based application development and early exposure to DevOps practices.

Core Competencies

Backend Development

Designing robust and scalable server-side architectures using modern languages and frameworks.

JavaSpring BootGoKotlinJava EEVaadin

Frontend

Building reactive and accessible user interfaces.

VueNuxtTypeScriptVaadin

Cloud & DevOps

Containerization and automated deployment pipelines.

K8sDockerOpenShiftArgoCDKustomizeComposeJenkins

SAP & Data Solutions

Deep expertise in SAP ecosystems, integrating enterprise data with modern services.

ABAPSAP UI5SAP GatewayELK

Education

EFZ, Software Development

Technische Berufsschule Zürich

Aug 2018 – Aug 2022 · Grade: 5.2

Certifications

Cambridge C1 Advanced

English Certification

Languages

GermanNative
ItalianFluent
EnglishC1 Advanced
FinnishLearning

Interests

FishingWritingGaming

Location

Chur, Graubünden, CH

Relocating to Helsinki, Finland in May 2027

© 2026 Danilo Jakob · Chur, Switzerland