NilsGierke
Passionate about leveraging technology to solve real-world problems. Experienced in full-stack development, data analysis, and AI integration. Committed to continuous learning and innovation.
Work Experience
Data & AI Solutions Engineer
Apr 2026 - Present
Served as the Technical Product Owner for a six-figure, hackathon-winning in-house AI initiative.
Led a team of 5 working students, building an agentic workflow to support employees through the end-to-end procurement process, streamlining the ordering of external services while improving compliance and cutting costs.
Data Engineer, Working Student
Oct 2025 - Mar 2026Fast-tracked to a 16-member strategic initiative, driving data transformation in Sales Operations. Worked on Data Lakehouse solutions, focused on delivering transparency regarding data quality to key stakeholders. Building Dashboard, optimizing workflows and analyzing key pain points within the company.
Software Engineer in Quality Assurance, Working Student
Oct 2023 - Sep 2025
Architected and delivered a proprietary Java automation framework from conception to deployment, fundamentally transforming the QA process.
Streamlined QA efficiency by automating complex, high-value test scenarios that previously required specialized, resource-intensive manual testing. Significantly reduced QA cycle time and risk by establishing a robust, maintainable foundation for automated testing across core services.
Freelance Work
Tech Lead | Co-Founder
Jan 2026 - Ongoing
Co-founded an EdTech venture to disrupt the language learning market. Defined product strategy and architected a scalable React Native MVP. Integrated Generative AI for infinite contextual simulations.
Content Team Lead
May 2024 - Oct 2024
Took on the role of the newly formed Content Team Lead, building up a team of 12 members tasked with multiple cross-functional duties within a 15,000-user gameserver structure.
As the Content Team, we laid out the strategic plan for the server's content lifecycle through intensive discussion with the dev team, our users, and other stakeholders. Additionally, we were tasked with monitoring user feedback on updates, evaluating pain points, and leveraging user requests.
Game Developer
Jul 2022 - Oct 2024Held roles ranging from Developer to Project Lead across a two-year period, focusing on feature development and team coordination for several game server projects. (GarrysMod and FiveM)
Led development teams on various projects, including (JvS, NvT, TTT and ModernV) handling overall project execution and operational deployment. Contributed to the full development lifecycle of the platform, ensuring stable operation and continuous delivery of new content.
Education Path
Bachelor of Science - Business Information Systems
Ranked #1 by Wirtschaftswoche, HTW Berlin offers a premier, practice-oriented Business Informatics education that is highly valued by employers for its excellent blend of technology and business.
View RankingsAutomated Extraction of Scrum Artifacts from Meeting Transcripts: Design and Evaluation of an AI-System using Prompt Engineering
Master of Science - Business Analytics and Management Science
A Russell Group university consistently ranked among the UK's top institutions. This program combines rigorous quantitative analytics with management science, equipping graduates with the data-driven decision-making skills demanded by global enterprises.
View RankingsCommunication
Languages & Fluency
Technical Proficiency
Systems Engineering
Builder: Scalable Platforms
Focus on architecting unified data platforms and robust automation frameworks. Merging core development with scalable cloud infrastructure.
AI & Data Intelligence
Strategist: Integration & Analytics
Elevating systems from pure utility to intelligent agents. Specializing in game analytics and infinite contextual simulations via LLMs.
Selected Works
A showcase of major platforms, game engineering work, and experimental tools I've developed.
Kronos AI
A comprehensive GenAI Image Creation and sharing platform built during my bachelors. This started in a Web-Tech course, but became my hobby project for a year. The site features advanced image generation capabilities using external APIs, community sharing features, and a robust backend architecture. I shut it down in late 2025 due to high costs of image generation APIs. All in all a great learning experience!
Yaply
Prototype of a revolutionary language learning app. Built with React Native for a mobile-first experience, integrating Generative AI to create infinite contextual roleplay simulations for immersive learning. Led the tech stack selection, architecture design, and MVP development to validate market fit. Currently in closed beta with initial user feedback being gathered. I will however step down from my role here soon to focus on other projects. I'm proud of what we've built so far though, and learned valuable lessons about startup methodology along the way!
Game Server Engineering
NVT Gameserver
Modern-Gaming.net
ModernV
Modern-Gaming.net
JVS Project
Modern-Gaming.net
Ecosystem Analytics
Modern-Gaming.net