About
I'm Franklin, a software engineer living in Nuremberg. Since December 2023 I've been working at Siemens AG alongside my studies, mostly on identity and access tools.
My role there is design and frontend, with some backend work around AWS tooling. Most of these tools are used by customers around the world, so most of the work is understanding how people move between our apps and the identity systems behind them, then shaping interfaces they can get through on their own. I also work on how the objects we manage are created, changed and retired.
Outside of work I build Pruftnet, an open-source packet analyzer. It started as my bachelor thesis at TH Nürnberg. I'm now doing a master's in computer science at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, where I'm going deeper into cloud architecture and AI integration.
I was building websites for clients before I started university, mostly self-taught from documentation and a lot of videos, and I still learn that way.
01Path
Apr 2026 - Mar 2028
M.Sc. Computer Science
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
Software design and architecture, computer security, cloud and AI integration, machine learning, large software projects.
StudyDec 2023 - now
Software Engineer (working student)
Siemens AG, Munich / remote
Design and frontend for identity tools used by Siemens colleagues and customers worldwide: the Siemens ID Integration Portal, EAMP, Identity Admincheck, Identity Selfcheck and many others. Also a shared React UI library, code reviews and documentation.
WorkMar 2023 - Mar 2026
B.Eng. Electronics and Information Technology
TH Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm
Specialised in information technology and AI. My bachelor thesis was the first version of Pruftnet.
StudyApr 2022 - Nov 2023
Freelance Software Developer
Full-stack developer on DOMP, a production tracking app for factories, in a team of 11 developers.
WorkAug 2019 - now
Freelance Web Developer
Independent
Websites for private clients, mostly e-commerce, such as horizonecom.com and holeau.com.
Work
02Stack
Languages
TypeScript, C, C++, Python
Frontend
TypeScript, React, Vue, Tailwind CSS, Figma, Astro, accessibility, performance
Backend
Node.js, Effect TS, Express, AdonisJS, AWS, Cloudflare
Systems
Networking and protocols, packet capture and manipulation
Delivery
Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD
Spoken
French (native), German (c1), English (fluent)
03Volunteering
ECM e.V.↗C/C++ programming tutor
Oct 2024 - now
Remote, once or twice a week
Every semester I run the C and C++ course in the volunteer program of ECM e.V., a nonprofit that supports students with tutoring and mentoring. We start from the basics and work up to object-oriented programming, mostly through exercises.
04Sport
Weight training
In the morning
I go to the gym for weight training. I'm not hooked on it, but I see what it does for my health, and on the mornings I go it gives me a first small boost and a sense of having already achieved something.
