Profile

Name:: Gunther Popp
Address:: Händelstr. 67 85622 Feldkirchen
Phone:: 0160/820 89 13
E‑mail:: gpopp@guntherpopp.de
Year of birth:: 1971
Education:: Dipl. Informatiker (FH)
IT experience:: since 1993
Languages:: English
Industries:: IT services, automotive, insurance, e‑commerce
Focus areas:: Design, validation, and adoption of AI‑Driven Development processes OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ Java / Spring Boot, REST, microservices Event‑driven architecture (AWS SNS, SQS) API design & conventions Architecture blueprints & reference architectures SSO (frontend/backend) DSLs (textual DSLs)

Projects

09/2021 – today

SaaS migration of an ERP system

Industry

ERP vendor

Role

Software architect

Technology

C#, REST, microservices, AWS

Responsibilities

Supporting the migration of an ERP system to a SaaS platform; defining and documenting the target architecture on platform and module level; enabling architects in module teams; advising the CTO; designing an AI‑Driven Development process; designing an AI and agent platform for the group’s products; designing an API‑first integration reference architecture for the group.

01/2021 – 06/2021

Area Architect Accounting (interim)

Industry

e‑commerce

Role

Software architect

Technology

Java, REST, microservices, AWS, event‑driven architecture, SNS, SQS, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Batch, Docker, Swagger, Cucumber, Jenkins DSL (continuous delivery), DevOps

Responsibilities

Responsible area architect for Accounting; aligning architecture across product teams; documentation; AWS cost control; identifying and addressing architecture‑relevant requirements; alignment with other area architects, the lead architect and management.

2016 – today

Further development of the central letter‑generation system

Industry

Insurance

Role

Software architect and engineer

Technology

Java, Spring, Assentis DocFamily, textual DSLs, XText, PDF, PostScript, XEP, Oracle

Responsibilities

Design, implementation and testing of new functionality.

11/2017 – 12/2020

Greenfield development of the sub‑ledger (customer account)

Industry

E‑commerce, logistics

Role

Software architect, business analyst

Technology

Java, REST, microservices, AWS, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Apache Mesos, Docker, Swagger, Cucumber, Jenkins DSL (continuous delivery), DevOps

Responsibilities

Analysis of the legacy system; authoring use cases; defining microservices; designing and documenting the software architecture; interface alignment; supporting certification (GoBD); supporting the Scrum team; advising management.

11/2016 – 11/2017

Microservice migration of an e‑commerce landscape

Industry

E‑commerce, logistics

Role

Software architect, technical lead

Technology

Java, microservices, AWS, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Batch, Apache Mesos, Docker

Responsibilities

Analysis of existing Java jobs and systems; defining microservices; designing and documenting the software architecture; onboarding new Scrum teams; temporarily taking the team lead role; advising management.

03/2016 – 10/2016

Platform integrating multiple payment methods/PSPs with SAP/Hybris

Industry

E‑commerce, logistics

Role

Software architect, technical lead

Technology

Java, microservices, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Batch, Apache Mesos, Docker

Responsibilities

Documenting requirements; designing and documenting the architecture; coaching and onboarding the new development team; supporting all phases up to go‑live (DevOps); supporting the product owners (Scrum).

06/2015 – 09/2015

Java‑based integration layer between legacy systems and the new SAP/PO landscape

Industry

E‑commerce, logistics

Role

Software architect, technical lead

Technology

Java, microservices, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, SAP PI/PO, SAP SD, SAP FI

Responsibilities

Documenting requirements; designing and documenting the architecture; coaching the development team; supporting the product owners (Scrum); hands‑on contribution within the sprints.

11/2014 – 05/2015

Architecture consulting for a module optimizing packaging and logistics control

Industry

E‑commerce, logistics

Role

Software architect, consultant

Technology

Microservices, Spring, SAP PO

Responsibilities

Coaching and support for architecture design and documentation; integrating the optimization module into SAP PO; writing user stories (Scrum).

pre‑2015

Earlier projects

Implementation of a new, central letter‑generation system (insurance)
Architecture consulting for the central new‑car sales system (automotive)
Java EE 5 system to optimize packaging planning (automotive)
New used‑car remarketing system (automotive)
Masterplan for redesigning a logistics system landscape (automotive)
New international new‑car ordering system (automotive)
Reference architecture for server‑based applications (automotive)