Julian Schubert — Senior Full-Stack Engineer and Software Developer
Julian Schubert is a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer based in Hamburg, Germany, with over 5 years of professional experience building scalable web applications, mobile apps, and cloud-native systems. He specializes in Java, Spring Boot, React, Next.js, TypeScript, React Native (Expo), Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes.
Professional Experience
Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Freelance) at Self-Employed
July 2025 to Present. End-to-end ownership of a cross-platform mobile and web ecosystem for an international EdTech client. Technologies: Expo, React Native, Next.js, TypeScript, Firebase, TanStack Query.
IT Consultant and Tech Lead at Lufthansa Industry Solutions
July 2022 to June 2025. Led architecture decisions, engineering standards, and cloud modernisation in the aviation domain. Migrated monolithic systems to microservices on Azure Kubernetes Service. Achieved 99.9 percent system availability.
Senior Software Architect at Lufthansa Industry Solutions
2023 to 2024. Architected mission-critical booking and integration platforms for Lufthansa Cargo. Owned the smartBooking API, reducing partner integration time by 60 percent.
Technical Skills
Backend: Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, Firebase, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
Senior Full-Stack Engineer with 5+ years of experience in Java, TypeScript, and React — specialising in scalable B2B systems, offline-first mobile apps, and cloud-native architectures. I bridge complex business requirements with robust, maintainable solutions.
A selection of high-impact B2B projects delivered as an independent specialist for international corporate clients.
Active Project·International Education (EU)·2025 - Present
EdTech Mobile & Web Ecosystem
Lead Engineer (Freelance)
End-to-end ownership of three integrated products for an EdTech startup — offline-first mobile learning app, video-based lead-gen app, and a performance-driven marketing website.
Delivered Project·PropTech / Real Estate (SEA)·2024
PropTech AI Platform
Full-Stack Developer (Freelance)
AI-powered platform utilizing RAG and OpenAI to streamline property research for an international real estate client.
Next.js 15TypeScriptOpenAIPythonVector DB
Delivered Project·Logistics & Retail·2024
Vending Machine Finder
Lead Architect (Freelance)
End-to-end development of a cross-platform logistics application.
Spring BootReact NativeExpoPostgreSQLDocker
Delivered Project·LegalTech / FinTech·2024
US Entity Formation Engine
Senior Developer (Consultancy)
Engineered an automated legal compliance engine for international founders.
Java SpringReactStripe APICloud Functions
Notice: These are independent freelance projects delivered to various corporate clients.
Professional Experience
Professional Journey
Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Freelance)
atFreelance / Self-Employed
July 2025 - Present
Full end-to-end ownership of a cross-platform mobile and web ecosystem for an international EdTech client. Sole engineer responsible for architecture, UI/UX, backend, QA, and deployment across three integrated products.
Built an offline-first vocabulary trainer with reliable sync (Firestore/queueing) and the FSRS spaced-repetition algorithm
Developed a video-based lead-gen app with a strong focus on UX, performance, and caching strategies
Engineered a serverless Firebase backend for scalable TTS/audio generation and media streaming
Delivered a performance-driven Next.js marketing site with SEO, analytics funnels, and monetisation
Maintained strict type safety (Zod), high test coverage (Vitest), and clear engineering standards throughout
Served as IT Consultant and Tech Lead within the aviation domain at Lufthansa Industry Solutions, driving architecture decisions, engineering standards, and cloud modernisation across the team.
Established coding guidelines and led code and architecture reviews across the engineering team
Migrated monolithic systems to microservices on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using Spring Boot
Introduced Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and mentored junior engineers through onboarding
99.9% system availability in mission-critical aviation environments
Reduced MTTR through optimised CI/CD pipelines and proactive Grafana/Prometheus monitoring
Architected and operated mission-critical booking and integration platforms for Lufthansa Cargo, enabling real-time air freight booking for global forwarders and digital logistics platforms.
Owned and maintained the smartBooking API, Lufthansa Cargo’s primary external interface
Designed high-throughput, secure APIs for real-time quoting and booking
Reduced partner integration time by ~60% through standardized onboarding
Implemented blue-green deployment pipelines for zero-downtime releases
Supported EDI integrations between Lufthansa Cargo and external vendors
Enabled direct system-to-system bookings for global forwarders
Improved reliability and scalability of externally consumed APIs
Ensured stable operation of revenue-critical booking services
API ArchitectureJavaEnterprise IntegrationEDICI/CDBlue-Green Deployments
My Technical Arsenal.
The tools I rely on to build high-performance enterprise software.
Java (Spring Boot)
Backend
TypeScript/Node.js
Backend
React/Next.js
Frontend
React Native/Expo
Mobile
Azure Cloud
Cloud
Docker/Kubernetes
DevOps
GitLab CI/CD
DevOps
Grafana/Prometheus
Monitoring
Playwright/Jest
Testing
JULIAN SCHUBERT
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