Speed Kit
Erik Witt has a diverse work experience in the technology industry. Erik started their career at InterfaceOne GmbH in 2012 as a Java Developer and worked there until 2015. In 2015, they joined Baqend, where they held multiple roles over the years. Erik initially worked as a Full-Stack Developer and Web Performance Engineer from August 2015 until September 2018. Following that, they served as a Development Team Lead from September 2018 until September 2021. Currently, they are working at Baqend as the Vice President of Product, a position they have held since September 2021.
Erik Witt pursued their education in Computer Science. Erik obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Hamburg between 2010 and 2014. Subsequently, they enrolled in the same university to pursue a Master of Science degree, specializing in Computer Science, between 2014 and 2016. In addition to their academic qualifications, Erik also obtained certification as a Professional Scrum Master I from Scrum.org in January 2013.
Speed Kit
Baqend develops Speed Kit, a SaaS plugin solution to accelerate e-commerce websites by more than 50% within 2 days. Baqend is a research spin-off from the University of Hamburg on the mission of building a web without loading times. The founders pioneered a novel approach to speed up the delivery of dynamic data. Speed Kit bundles years of thisresearch in a plugin for large-scale e-commerce and brand websites, that is easily implemented by just a line of JavaScript code.Today, some of the leading European e-commerce players like Decathlon, Galeria, and BMW already rely on Speed Kit to improve their conversion rates, user experience, and SEO ranking. Since the product’s speed uplift is cleanly proven by statistically sound A/B-tests, Baqend is one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in Germany.