Max Hagen

High-Performance Go Systems & Cloud Native Architecture πŸš€

Engineering Manager @ STACKIT | Certified Systems Architect
Building scalable backend foundations and available for selective, high-impact side projects.

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πŸ’‘ About Me

As an Engineering Manager at STACKIT and a certified Software Architect, I am deeply passionate about engineering high-availability backend systems, clean software architecture, and creative systems scaling. In my current role, I lead core engineering teams in realizing highly robust cloud solutions within the STACKIT Cloud ecosystem using technologies like Go, C++, and Kubernetes.

Alongside my full-time commitments at STACKIT, I dedicate my spare cycles to taking on selective side projects, technical advisory roles, and engineering scoped MVPs. My approach pairs production-grade engineering practices with rapid execution. Whether you need an elite Go engineer to tackle concurrency bottlenecks, a clean architectural blueprint for a new product, or custom cloud-native toolingβ€”I build high-performance systems designed to scale smoothly from day one.

πŸ› οΈ Project Scopes & Solutions

MVP Backend Engineering (Go)

Need an ultra-fast, robust foundation built right? I design and implement high-performance concurrent backends and microservices using modern Go idioms. You receive maintainable, heavily optimized, and fully testable codebases that won't require immediate refactoring as you scale.

Performance Audits & Tuning

If your current services suffer from latency spikes, high memory allocations, or tricky synchronization issues, I can audit your code. Using precise profiling and benchmarking, I refactor bottlenecks to squeeze maximum efficiency out of your runtime infrastructure.

Cloud Native & GitOps Infrastructure

I design declarative, production-ready Kubernetes setups, efficient container orchestration pipelines, and streamlined GitOps deployment loops. I increase team agility by replacing manual setups with rock-solid, fully automated cloud-native patterns.

🧠 Expertises

Go (Golang)
Kubernetes
Software Architecture
High-Performance Computing
STACKIT Cloud
Docker
CI/CD & GitOps
Platform Engineering
C++
Technical Leadership

🌐 Let's Build Something Cool

Have a complex backend challenge, a service that needs optimization, or an architectural riddle? I balance my primary focus at STACKIT with a few hand-picked side gigs every year. Let's talk about how we can build yours cleanly.

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