Jonas Alder &
Iris Hunkeler
16 - 17 April 2024 | Alte Kaserne Winterthur
Jonas Alder
Software Engineer @ Climeworks
Jonas Alder is a seasoned DevOps and Software Engineer with over a decade of experience in the tech industry currently finding purpose at Climeworks. He has worked on various projects such as developing a cloud-based mobile payment solution for coffee machines or processing various aspects of the financial industry data at scale. He has fond memories of building a self-organized team within an existing organization. Jonas has also participated in hackathons such as Climate Hackathon and HackZurich. In his free time, Jonas enjoys electric mobility in various forms, skiing, and being a space enthusiast.
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Iris Hunkeler
Software Engineer & Consultant @ Netlight
Iris is a passionate software engineer with experience from multiple launches of software solutions for clients in public administration, e-commerce and banking. She has worked not only as a developer, but also as scrum master, project manager, business analyst and requirements engineer. Her motivation stems from finding achievable and elegant solutions to complex problems which help her clients reach their individual goals. She currently works at Netlight in Zurich.
Talk
DevOps at Climeworks - Learning to run with oversized shoes
When we talk about DevOps, we often imagine clear cut applications with defined team responsibilities running on the newest state-of-the-art technology. But how can we apply DevOps principles across a patchwork of applications combining standard software with custom made services? With a small but growing team, responsible for more applications on different technologies than we have engineers available? In short, where do you even start to apply DevOps in a startup with giant ambitions?
Meet Climeworks who specializes in removing CO2 from ambient air. The company was founded in 2009 as an ETH spin-off, is constantly scaling up and leads the race to net zero.
Learn about the struggles and successes of Climeworks in the journey to scaling DevOps within a constantly growing company. We share the story of how we keep up with the evolving needs of the organization, why we built our own custom-made integration layer and how we motivate people to release often by making it fun!