Leadership stance
Accountable, engineering-first leadership for cross-functional orgs scaling from Series A through enterprise.
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Patrick Grämer
Engineer & Engineering Leader
I combine deep technical expertise with strategic leadership to build scalable software and high-performing engineering organizations.
- Years shipping products
- 16+
- Teams & engagements
- 10
- Based in
- Munich, Germany
About
Hi!👋
Hey, I'm Patrick, your friendly neighborhood tech enthusiast and team leader based in Munich, Germany. I'm all about striking the perfect balance between leading teams and getting my hands dirty with some coding fun. Join me on this journey through the ever-evolving world of tech where every day brings new challenges and opportunities. Let's dive in and make some tech magic together! ✨
Advisory
Founding a SaaS?
I offer advisory services to non-technical and technical founders on how to lay a solid foundation for their SaaS startup. Let's ensure your technology scales with your vision.
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Capability system
Stacks I operationalize
Technology leadership for me is equal parts architecture, rituals, and evidence. I pair modern delivery systems with deliberate people practices so momentum stays visible without creating noise.
- Translate strategy into measurable cadences — reviews, runbooks, and scorecards the org can trust.
- Coach staff+ engineers to own discovery-to-delivery arcs without chaos or burnout.
- Instrument developer-experience and product metrics directly inside the stack.
Leadership levers
- Agile Leadership
- Management 3.0
- Developer Experience
- DORA Metrics
- SPACE Framework
- Agile Software Development
- Scrum
- Kanban
Delivery arsenal
- Devops Engineering
- Docker
- Amazon Web Services
- CDK
- Jenkins
- Continuous Integration
- Prometheus
- Grafana
DX focus
Reduce lead time without raising stress.
Ops mantra
Observability + coaching over heroics.
Engagements
Fractional leadership & platform squads.
Experience
Selected roles & transformations
Koerber Pharma Inspection GmbH
Engineering Manager - AI
As an Engineering Manager for AI, I am leading the development of B.R.AI.N, an innovative AI-powered inspection application. Our mission is to significantly reduce false positives in pharmaceutical product inspections, enhancing efficiency and accuracy in the production line.
Penzilla GmbH
Head of Engineering
Penzilla is an early stage startup that is focusing on corporate provision. Together with the founders we aim to make corporate pension more attractive for employees and compliant for employers.
Personal Retreat
After a hard time at IU Group I took the time for a personal retreat where I could learn a lot about myself and my motivation. I also fell in love with my new Gravel Bike.
IU Group N.V.
Engineering Manager - Educational Tech
Coaching and alignment of 5 internal scrum teams that build software for students (e.g. myCampus, IU Learn App) which consisted of different engineering roles like Scrum Masters, Mobile Engineers, Platform Engineers, Backend and Frontend Engineers.
myposter GmbH
Engineering Manager - Frontend
Coaching the frontend engineering team (total of 6 Internal, 2 Working Students and 1 External Engineer) which built the Canvas applications to design posters and prints.
Jochen Schweizer mydays Group
Engineering Manager - Ecommerce Platform
I was accountable of ~20 internal and ~20 external Engineers within a Scrum Setup which built the new e-commerce platform of JSMD Group
Jochen Schweizer Technology Solutions GmbH
Head of IT (interim)
Help transition two engineering departments through the merge of Jochen Schweizer GmbH and mydays GmbH after the aquisition by Prosieben Sat1 Media Group
Jochen Schweizer Technology Solutions GmbH
Teamlead - Middleware & Partnerportal
Disciplinary lead of a Team of 9 Software Engineers that worked on the Jochen Schweizer middleware and its frontends.
Jochen Schweizer Technology Solutions GmbH
Software Engineer
Together with a cross-functional team we were working on the voucher redemption of Jochen Schweizer. This Included the middleware applications as well as its frontends.
CosmoShop GmbH formerly known as Zaunz Publishing GmbH
Software Engineer / Computer Science Expert
Training as an Computer Science Expert as well as working on different customer projects based on the ecommerce application "Cosmoshop". Later maintaining and further development of the "Cosmoshop" ecommerce platform.
Currently focused on
- Orchestrating technical leadership engagements that blend discovery, design, and delivery.
- Coaching product squads to move from roadmaps to measurable outcomes without burning out the team.
- Partnering with founders between Munich, Germany and remote hubs for fractional leadership and advisory work.
Currently collaborating from Munich, Germany
Happy to travel for key workshops and immersions — otherwise remote-friendly with crisp documentation.