About me

Hi, I’m Mario — a senior software engineer currently working at Bitpanda, where I help design and maintain backend services that guide users through their activation journey: onboarding, verification, communication, and their first investments.

Most of my day-to-day work revolves around system design, software architecture, and improving the way teams build and ship software. I’m especially drawn to understanding how things connect: how features shape experiences, how systems evolve, and how teams can work better together.

What really motivates me is solving meaningful problems. I like diving into complexity, untangling it, and leaving things a bit better than I found them. I've always had a curious and hands-on mindset, and I tend to learn by building, experimenting, and reflecting.

Before entering the world of fintech, I worked in healthcare, where I helped build a telemedicine platform. It was a turning point in my career — realizing that real lives depended on the quality of our code gave me a much deeper sense of responsibility. That mindset still shapes my work today, especially in finance, where security, quality, and ethics are just as critical.

Earlier on, I spent several years working in e-commerce, mostly in retail and wholesale. I wore many hats — from fullstack development to UX design — and that blend of backend logic with frontend empathy still influences how I approach software. I care not only about how systems work, but also how they feel to the people using them.

That same interest in experience design sparked my fascination with gamification — especially its potential to support learning and personal growth. I’m always tinkering with ideas that bring together play, purpose, and progress.

Over time, I’ve also built internal tools and BI platforms that became central to how companies operate — giving me a full-circle view of how software supports not just users, but the business behind the scenes.

If you’re here, you’ll probably find me writing about system design, software craftsmanship, or the little sparks that connect engineering with creativity. Welcome.

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