About me

Hey 👋 I’m Hassan.

I’m a software engineer living in Munich, a dad, and someone who’s always been torn (in a good way) between building solid software and building something of my own.

I’ve spent the last 10+ years in backend and platform engineering—where reliability, clarity, and calm systems matter. I like turning “weird, messy, unclear problems” into systems that are measurably faster, easier to operate, and easier for teams to build on. At Personio, that meant redesigning parts of the employee experience platform and bringing latency down by around 70%, while also pushing for better incident habits, better observability, and safer ways to ship changes.

But the honest version is: I don’t just enjoy shipping features. I enjoy shipping confidence for users, and for the engineers who have to own the system at 3am.

My story in short

I started my career in broadcast automation, building systems that had to work because “it’s live” is not a suggestion. That shaped how I think: build for failure, automate the boring stuff, and make production understandable.

Later, I worked on media and community platforms, where scale shows up in different ways: search performance, content pipelines, and real-time insight into what people actually do.

Now, I’m in HR tech, building systems that impact how millions of people experience work, where correctness, consistency, and safety in delivery matter a lot.

And alongside all of that, I build products that are mine.

What I’m building outside work

I’m actively working on projects that combine engineering + freedom:

• A German learning app (because language changes everything when you live abroad).
• A delivery business idea called On-Time built around trust, speed, and “tell us what you need, we’ll handle it.”
• A YouTube channel (The Digital Hustle Lab) where I experiment in public showing both what works and what fails.

I’m not trying to be a “guru.” I’m trying to build a real life where I’m not locked into the same loop forever.

What I care about simply:

• Ownership and calm: systems should be understandable, not magical.
• Simplicity: I'm not super smart and I have never claimed to be, so I prefer my designs to be simple so I can keep understanding them 😄.
• Speed with safety: shipping fast is pointless if it creates fear.
• Craft: clean boundaries, good naming, good observability. Small things that compound.
• People: I enjoy working with people and mentoring them because I remember what it feels like to grow without a map.

Little things about me

I love cooking. It’s the same satisfaction as engineering: take raw ingredients, build a process, and get something real at the end.

And being a dad changed how I think about time: I care less about “being busy” and more about building systems that are technical and personal which actually give time back.

What this blog is for

This is where I write to keep myself honest and sharp about personal experiences, engineering, shipping practices, and any random think I feel can benefit others

If you’re building something and want to talk, engineering, product, or just the messy middle. Reach out.