Hi, I'm Max.

I create Software.

I am a certified Senior IT Freelancer from Germany, supporting my clients remotely in different industries and roles. My focus areas are AWS Cloud, Data Engineering, DevOps Development and Machine Learning. My working modes are high-level and hands-on, combined with an agile mindset to deliver high-quality, state-of-the-art solutions.

• Close

Selected Work

Cloud (AWS) | Data Engineering | DevOps

Duration: 01.07.24 - Now
Industry: E-Commerce
Company: Medium-Sized (Confidential)Max worked in the Data Engineering team to improve the Data Lakehouse of the company built on top of Airflow, Spark and Dremio. He worked on the infrastructure and DevOps topics in Terraform and optimized the stability of the Kubernetes Cluster and scheduled ETL pipelines including enhanced monitoring.Technologies:
- Kubernetes (AWS EKS, Helm, Autoscaling)
- Infrastructure-As-Code (Terraform)
- Monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana)
- ETL Pipelines (Airflow, EMR, Spark)
- Data Analytics (Dremio, PowerBI)

Cloud (AWS) | Data Engineering | DevOps | MLOps

Duration: 01.04.23 - 30.06.24
Industry: Medical
Company: Pharmaceutical (Confidential)Max assisted in creating an analytics software product for clinical trial operation that visualizes complex operational clinical trial data. The projects involves building backend Python microservices and deploying the services on AWS, implementing IaC using AWS CDK and writing ETL jobs. A Large Language Model was trained on AWS to answer data-specific questions.Technologies:
- Containerized Backend (Python, FastAPI, Swagger, boto3)
- Infrastructure-As-Code (AWS CDK for Typescript, CDK Pipelines)
- ETL Pipelines (AWS Glue, Pandas, PySpark)
- Large Language Models (LLM, AWS Sagemaker, Foundation Models)

Cloud (AWS) | Data Engineering | DevOps

Duration: 01.03.22 - 31.03.23
Industry: Media
Company: OEM (Confidential)Max helped creating the company-wide identity and data management platform based on Golang, Microservice architecture and Kubernetes infrastructure. He also worked in the Data Engineering department to build reliable ETL pipelines using Databricks with dbx and PySpark on AWS.Technologies:
- Event-Driven Microservice Architecture on EKS (Golang, Kafka, Terraform)
- Observability (Prometheus, Grafana, fluentd, Jaeger, Istio, ES, Kibana)
- GitOps / CICD (Gitlab, Tekton, Helm, Kaniko, Starboard)
- ETL Pipelines (PySpark, Databricks, S3, Delta Tables)
- AWS (S3, SQS, MSK, RDS) and Storage (Redis, MongoDB, PostgreSQL)

Cloud (AWS) | Data Engineering | DevOps | MLOps

Duration: 01.08.21 - 28.02.22
Industry: Automotive
Company: OEM (Confidential)Max worked in a team of Cloud Engineers to implement a highly scalable and reliable infrastructure based on cloud-native technologies. The services provide smart insights based on customer data and machine learningTechnologies:
- AWS (Glue, Athena, Step Functions, Sagemaker, S3, VPC, CloudWatch)
- Infrastructure-As-Code with CDK (Typescript) and Terraform
- Event-Driven Microservice Architecture (Python, Kafka)
- Services with Kubernetes (EKS on EC2), ECS on Fargate and Lambda
- CI/CD (GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, AWS CodeBuild)
- Data Pipelines / ETL (PySpark and Python on EMR and Glue)

Cloud (Azure) | Data Engineering | DevOps

Duration: 01.03.21 - 31.07.21
Industry: Climate / Sustainability
Company: Startup (Confidential)Max implemented a full-stack data processing and analytics platform using modern cloud technologies and Apache Spark on Databricks. He also created a low-code UI solution to allow workers to annotate the data.Technologies:
- Microsoft Azure (VMs, Data Lake, Event Hub, AD, Synapse)
- SQL Database (Azure PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB)
- Data Pipelines / ETL (PySpark on Azure Databricks)

Cloud (AWS) | Migration | DevOps

Duration: 01.09.20 - 28.02.21
Industry: E-Commerce
Company: Medium-Sized (Confidential)Max facilitated the creation of a blueprint infrastructure-as-code architecture for migration from on-premise into the AWS cloud using Terraform. He utilized the Serverless Framework and AWS CDK to improve the development and deployment of the various microservices.Technologies:
- AWS (Networking, VPNs, Security, Account Setup, Lambda, DMS, RDS)
- Serverless Functions (Python, Serverless Framework)
- Terraform (Terragrunt) and CDK with Typescript

Cloud (AWS) | Data Engineering | DevOps | MLOps

Duration: 01.07.19 - 31.07.20
Industry: Mobility
Company: Wemolo GmbHMax founded the company together with four co-founders in 2019. Starting from scratch, he developed a low-cost hardware system and a scalable backend on AWS to process and analyze the device data in realtime.Technologies:
- AWS (Serverless, Containers, ETL, Database, Data Warehouse)
- Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, AWS CDK, Pulumi)
- Deep Learning (Python, Tensorflow, TensorRT) and Computer Vision
- Edge Computing (Nvidia Jetson, ARM, C++, Embedded Linux)

Computer Vision | Deep Learning | IoT

Duration: 01.03.2018 - 30.06.2019
Industry: Mobility
Company: ParkHere GmbHMax developed an authentication terminal for corporate parking lots using ANPR technology and a radar based system for on-street parking spaces. As a team lead, he was responsible for Scrum and strategic product decisions.Technologies:
- Deep Learning (Python, Tensorflow, OpenVino)
- Internet of Things (OTA Updates, Cloud Connectivity, MQTT)
- Embedded Linux and Microcontroller (C / C++, ARM, balenaCloud)

Computer Vision | Deep Learning | IoT

Duration: 01.09.2017 - 28.02.2018
Industry: Industrial Safety
Company: Bleenco GmbHMax created the first stable version of a Deep Learning and Computer Vision based AI framework for industrial safety applications. He worked on predicting various human-centered features like emotions, intention, drowsiness and full-body pose estimation, running on low-cost edge devices.Technologies:
- Deep Learning (Python, Tensorflow, Keras)
- Computer Vision (OpenCV)
- Edge Computing (Nvidia Jetson, C++)

• Close

Skillset

Degrees

Certifications

Languages

Roles

• Close

Imprint

Legal Disclosure

Information in accordance with Section 5 TMG:Maximilian Ritter
Max Ritter - IT Freelancer
Schöngeisinger Str. 62
82256 Fürstenfeldbruck
Bavaria, Germany

Contact Information

E-Mail: mail@maxritter.net

VAT Number

VAT No. according to §27 Value Added Tax Act:
DE341567246

Professional Liability Insurance

VHV Allgemeine Versicherung AG
VHV-Platz 1
30177 Hannover

Disclaimer

Accountability for content
The contents of our pages have been created with the utmost care. However, we cannot guarantee the contents' accuracy, completeness or topicality. According to statutory provisions, we are furthermore responsible for our own content on these web pages. In this matter, please note that we are not obliged to monitor the transmitted or saved information of third parties, or investigate circumstances pointing to illegal activity. Our obligations to remove or block the use of information under generally applicable laws remain unaffected by this as per §§ 8 to 10 of the Telemedia Act (TMG).Accountability for links
Responsibility for the content of external links (to web pages of third parties) lies solely with the operators of the linked pages. No violations were evident to us at the time of linking. Should any legal infringement become known to us, we will remove the respective link immediately.Copyright
Our web pages and their contents are subject to German copyright law. Unless expressly permitted by law, every form of utilizing, reproducing or processing works subject to copyright protection on our web pages requires the prior consent of the respective owner of the rights. Individual reproductions of a work are only allowed for private use. The materials from these pages are copyrighted and any unauthorized use may violate copyright laws.

• Close

Privacy Policy

General

At my personal website, accessible from https://www.maxritter.net, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Max Ritter and how he uses it.If you have additional questions or require more information about my Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact me.

Log Files

Max Ritter follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

Privacy Policies

You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of Max Ritter.Third-party ad servers or ad networks uses technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Max Ritter, which are sent directly to users' browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.Note that Max Ritter has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

Third Party Privacy Policies

Max Ritter's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites. What Are Cookies?

Children's Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.Max Ritter does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

Online Privacy Policy Only

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in Max Ritter. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Consent

By using my website, you hereby consent to my Privacy Policy and agree to its Terms and Conditions.

• Close

Terms & Conditions

General

These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of Max Ritter's Website, located at https://www.maxritter.net.By accessing this website we assume you accept these terms and conditions. Do not continue to use Max Ritter's Personal Website if you do not agree to take all of the terms and conditions stated on this page.The following terminology applies to these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Statement and Disclaimer Notice and all Agreements: "Client", "You" and "Your" refers to you, the person log on this website and compliant to the Company’s terms and conditions. "The Company", "Ourselves", "We", "Our" and "Us", refers to our Company. "Party", "Parties", or "Us", refers to both the Client and ourselves. All terms refer to the offer, acceptance and consideration of payment necessary to undertake the process of our assistance to the Client in the most appropriate manner for the express purpose of meeting the Client’s needs in respect of provision of the Company’s stated services, in accordance with and subject to, prevailing law of Netherlands. Any use of the above terminology or other words in the singular, plural, capitalization and/or he/she or they, are taken as interchangeable and therefore as referring to same.

Cookies

We employ the use of cookies. By accessing Max Ritter's Personal Website, you agreed to use cookies in agreement with the Max Ritter's Privacy Policy.Most interactive websites use cookies to let us retrieve the user’s details for each visit. Cookies are used by our website to enable the functionality of certain areas to make it easier for people visiting our website. Some of our affiliate/advertising partners may also use cookies.

License

Unless otherwise stated, Max Ritter and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights for all material on Max Ritter's Personal Website. All intellectual property rights are reserved. You may access this from Max Ritter's Personal Website for your own personal use subjected to restrictions set in these terms and conditions.You must not:Republish material from Max Ritter's Personal Website
Sell, rent or sub-license material from Max Ritter's Personal Website
Reproduce, duplicate or copy material from Max Ritter's Personal Website
Redistribute content from Max Ritter's Personal Website
This Agreement shall begin on the date hereof. Our Terms and Conditions were created with the help of the Terms And Conditions Generator and the Privacy Policy Generator.Parts of this website offer an opportunity for users to post and exchange opinions and information in certain areas of the website. Max Ritter does not filter, edit, publish or review Comments prior to their presence on the website. Comments do not reflect the views and opinions of Max Ritter,its agents and/or affiliates. Comments reflect the views and opinions of the person who post their views and opinions. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, Max Ritter shall not be liable for the Comments or for any liability, damages or expenses caused and/or suffered as a result of any use of and/or posting of and/or appearance of the Comments on this website.Max Ritter reserves the right to monitor all Comments and to remove any Comments which can be considered inappropriate, offensive or causes breach of these Terms and Conditions.You warrant and represent that:You are entitled to post the Comments on our website and have all necessary licenses and consents to do so;
The Comments do not invade any intellectual property right, including without limitation copyright, patent or trademark of any third party;
The Comments do not contain any defamatory, libelous, offensive, indecent or otherwise unlawful material which is an invasion of privacy
The Comments will not be used to solicit or promote business or custom or present commercial activities or unlawful activity.
You hereby grant Max Ritter a non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, edit and authorize others to use, reproduce and edit any of your Comments in any and all forms, formats or media.

Hyperlinking to our Content

The following organizations may link to our Website without prior written approval:Government agencies;
Search engines;
News organizations;
Online directory distributors may link to our Website in the same manner as they hyperlink to the Websites of other listed businesses; and
System wide Accredited Businesses except soliciting non-profit organizations, charity shopping malls, and charity fundraising groups which may not hyperlink to our Web site.
These organizations may link to our home page, to publications or to other Website information so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products and/or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party’s site.We may consider and approve other link requests from the following types of organizations:commonly-known consumer and/or business information sources;
dot.com community sites;
associations or other groups representing charities;
online directory distributors;
internet portals;
accounting, law and consulting firms; and
educational institutions and trade associations.
We will approve link requests from these organizations if we decide that: (a) the link would not make us look unfavorably to ourselves or to our accredited businesses; (b) the organization does not have any negative records with us; (c) the benefit to us from the visibility of the hyperlink compensates the absence of Max Ritter; and (d) the link is in the context of general resource information.These organizations may link to our home page so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party’s site.If you are one of the organizations listed in paragraph 2 above and are interested in linking to our website, you must inform us by sending an e-mail to Max Ritter. Please include your name, your organization name, contact information as well as the URL of your site, a list of any URLs from which you intend to link to our Website, and a list of the URLs on our site to which you would like to link. Wait 2-3 weeks for a response.Approved organizations may hyperlink to our Website as follows:By use of our corporate name; or
By use of the uniform resource locator being linked to; or
By use of any other description of our Website being linked to that makes sense within the context and format of content on the linking party’s site.
No use of Max Ritter's logo or other artwork will be allowed for linking absent a trademark license agreement.

iFrames

Without prior approval and written permission, you may not create frames around our Webpages that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of our Website.

Content Liability

We shall not be hold responsible for any content that appears on your Website. You agree to protect and defend us against all claims that is rising on your Website. No link(s) should appear on any Website that may be interpreted as libelous, obscene or criminal, or which infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or other violation of, any third party rights.

Your Privacy

Please read Privacy Policy.

Reservation of Rights

We reserve the right to request that you remove all links or any particular link to our Website. You approve to immediately remove all links to our Website upon request. We also reserve the right to amen these terms and conditions and it’s linking policy at any time. By continuously linking to our Website, you agree to be bound to and follow these linking terms and conditions.

Removal of links from our website

If you find any link on our Website that is offensive for any reason, you are free to contact and inform us any moment. We will consider requests to remove links but we are not obligated to or so or to respond to you directly.We do not ensure that the information on this website is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy; nor do we promise to ensure that the website remains available or that the material on the website is kept up to date.

Disclaimer

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all representations, warranties and conditions relating to our website and the use of this website. Nothing in this disclaimer will:limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury;
limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or
exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.
The limitations and prohibitions of liability set in this Section and elsewhere in this disclaimer: (a) are subject to the preceding paragraph; and (b) govern all liabilities arising under the disclaimer, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort and for breach of statutory duty.As long as the website and the information and services on the website are provided free of charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature.