Ulf Kirsten

Ulf Kirsten is an experienced engineering leader currently serving as Vice President Engineering at Delivery Hero SE since November 2018, with a progressive career including roles as Senior Director and Director of Software Engineering. Prior to Delivery Hero, Ulf held the position of CTO and Director of Software Engineering at GFG eCommerce Technologies GmbH, where responsibilities included engineering major vendor backend solutions and leading multiple scrum teams. Ulf's experience also encompasses a role as Director of Software Engineering at Rocket Internet GmbH, focusing on e-commerce tools and website optimization, as well as a position as Senior Backend Developer at daparto. Ulf's career began as a Software Developer in freelance projects. Ulf holds a Bachelor of Science in International Media & Computing from FHTW Berlin.