Volker Hilsheimer — CEO

I believe in Software Development as a perfect nexus between art and engineering, and have experienced that excellent results can be achieved by creating an environment that caters to both aspects: build a solid understanding of the problem and what a successful solution looks like, provide an efficient and reliable work environment with clear sense of purpose and ownership, and give people the space, respect and support they need to create a solution that they can be proud of. I have a deep passion for software craftsmanship, and my goal is to help software engineering teams to be effective in creating software products that both delight customers, and that they can be proud of. I believe in intrinsic motivation as the result of a shared purpose and context, the freedom to work autonomously within this framework, and the possibility of acquiring and demonstrating mastery. During my professional career I have seen these principles work successfully, both in start-ups and in multi-national corporations, and in my role as a manager I have worked successfully with my peers in creating environments that support these factors. As a hands-on contributor and software engineer I have designed, implemented, improved and maintained specific product features, and coordinated product creation and release processes. I have worked very closely with customers and users in the Open Source community, as well as focused on optimising and managing the Software development life-cycle within the R&D organisation. Specialties: - native and cross-platform C/C++ software development - software architecture and design - API design and technical documentation - technical product support and customer relations - solutions selling and sales support - personnel and operational management of engineering teams - release engineering and program management

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert with a focus on software engineering and team leadership.

Experience: 27 yrs 1 mo

Career Highlights

Expert in software craftsmanship and engineering management.
Proven track record in leading engineering teams.
Strong advocate for open-source community engagement.

Work Experience

Qt Project

Chief Maintainer of the Qt Project (4 yrs)

The Qt Company

Director R&D, Graphics & UI (6 yrs 8 mos)

Team Lead R&D, Core & Network (1 yr)

Telenor

VP of Engineering and Operations (3 yrs 7 mos)

CFEngine

Director of Engineering (3 yrs 1 mo)

Nokia

Site Manager, Oslo R&D (4 mos)

Program Manager, Qt Development Frameworks (2 yrs)

Head of Global Support (5 mos)

Nokia, Qt Development Frameworks

Site Lead Oslo R&D (1 yr 3 mos)

Trolltech ASA

Global Support Director (10 mos)

Employee Representative on Board of Directors (1 yr)

Global Support Manager (2 yrs 7 mos)

Support Manager (5 yrs)

ZGDV Rostock

Student Researcher (1 yr)

Education

Undergraduate at Universität Rostock

Abitur at Julius-Echter-Gymnasium Elsenfeld

Volker Hilsheimer

CEO

Norway27 yrs 1 mo experience

Key Highlights

Expert in software craftsmanship and engineering management.
Proven track record in leading engineering teams.
Strong advocate for open-source community engagement.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert with a focus on software engineering and team leadership.

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Other Skills

Engineering ManagementSoftware EngineeringAPISoftware DesignSoftware RequirementsInterviewingTechnical PresentationsQtC++CSoftware DevelopmentStart-upsProcess DevelopmentProgrammingOpen Source

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Experience

27 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Qt project

Chief Maintainer of the Qt Project

Jun 2022 – Present · 4 yrs

The qt company

2 roles

Director R&D, Graphics & UI

Promoted

Oct 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 8 mos

Team Lead R&D, Core & Network

Oct 2018 – Oct 2019 · 1 yr

Telenor

VP of Engineering and Operations

Feb 2015 – Sep 2018 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Oslo Area, Norway

Leading a distributed organisation that takes care of product-independent software engineering aspects in Telenor Digital, such as:
operations services (such as logging, monitoring, and alert systems)
cloud-infrastructure management services (account provisioning, AMI hardening, network zoning)
automation and tools enabling continuous delivery
expertise and engineering talent for information security and secure infrastructure
customer service (tools and operation)
service operation and incident management
internal IT systems and tools shared across the Telenor Digital organisation

Cfengine

Director of Engineering

Jan 2012 – Feb 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Oslo Area, Norway

I'm managing a team of 10-12 engineers working both on the core and the web front-end of CFEngine.
My focus areas are personnel, project and release management, and creating transparency and a shared understanding within the development team, the CFEngine organization and towards customers.
I am contributing with code reviews, bug fixes and test development, documentation writing and the design and implementation of internal tools and software development processes.
As a member of the CFEngine leadership team I'm contributing to all aspects of the company strategy and product roadmap.

Nokia

3 roles

Site Manager, Oslo R&D

Aug 2011 – Dec 2011 · 4 mos · Oslo, Norway

Program Manager, Qt Development Frameworks

Promoted

Dec 2008 – Dec 2010 · 2 yrs

Managing and coordinating the various activities accross the organization required to take a new Qt version from concepting to release.

Head of Global Support

Jun 2008 – Nov 2008 · 5 mos

Responsible for all aspects of the customer support in the Qt Software unit, managing (in parts directly) teams of engineers distributed globally.

Nokia, qt development frameworks

Site Lead Oslo R&D

Apr 2010 – Jul 2011 · 1 yr 3 mos · Oslo, Norway

Site lead and solid line manager for a team of over 60 software engineers. Defining and supporting organizational structures, activities and processes that support a healthy, quality oriented and open development process.
Member of the Qt Development Leadership Team and in that role involved in discussions and decisions regarding strategy, resourcing, road-mapping and operations.

Trolltech asa

4 roles

Global Support Director

Aug 2007 – Jun 2008 · 10 mos

Responsible for all aspects of the Trolltech support organization, managing (in parts directly) teams of software support engineers distributed globally.

Employee Representative on Board of Directors

Promoted

Jun 2007 – Jun 2008 · 1 yr

Represent employee's interests and insight in discussions on the board, esp during the Nokia acquisition process.
The acquisition was successfully completed in June 2008, with close to 100% of employees singing up.

Global Support Manager

Jan 2005 – Aug 2007 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Responsible for all aspects of the Trolltech support organization. Direct manager for a group of software support engineers in Europe and the United States.