Marius Hertfelder

Marius Hertfelder is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in software architecture, currently serving as the Chief Software Architect for the Manufacturing Execution System and as a Cluster Architect for eCommerce of Digital Services at Mercedes-Benz AG since August 2017. In these roles, Marius Hertfelder focuses on defining software architecture for the Mercedes Me Connect ecosystem and emphasizes modern design patterns like microservices and API-first design. Prior to Mercedes-Benz AG, Marius Hertfelder worked as a PhD Candidate in Computational Astrophysics at Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, where research centered on radiation-hydrodynamic models pertinent to planetary formation. Marius Hertfelder holds a Dr. rer. nat. in Astrophysics and a Diplom in Physics, both from the University of Tübingen.