Charly Rippenkroeger
Platform architect who builds from scratch and ships to production. 15+ years across backend, frontend, cloud, and everything in between. Currently driving AI-native engineering and agentic development practices (ADLC).
Experience
Senior Principal Software Engineer
Red Hat
Jan 2023 - Present
- Lead engineer on the MDM Party platform in Red Hat's Data & AI division, the authoritative source for party legal hierarchy data across Red Hat and IBM
- Built the entire platform from scratch: backend services, batch processing, shared libraries, reusable CI/CD pipelines, OpenShift deployments, and secrets management
- Automating the full development lifecycle via loop engineering and ADLC: code generation, testing, deployment, Jira decomposition, backlog hygiene, and sprint management
- Authored data migration scripts and sync processes for IBM integration
Founder
ripp.io
Jan 2011 - Present
- Independent consulting practice specializing in full-stack platform engineering
- Banking solutions, Salesforce platform adoption and migrations, microservices architecture, and payment integrations (Stripe)
- Helping companies grow beyond WordPress into custom-built solutions
Principal Software Engineer
SS&C Technologies
Mar 2020 - Jan 2023
- Architected and built the company's initial internal cloud platform, including a managed Kubernetes solution and supporting services
- Led multiple inner-source initiatives, including a common UI component library that enabled teams to build on-brand solutions without reinventing the wheel
Chief Architect
EveryIncome
Feb 2018 - Feb 2022
- Led all technology decisions at a fintech startup building a white-label financial empowerment platform
- Architected the full product: web platform, batch processing, messaging, insight feeds, professional services marketplace, and educational content delivery
- Owned the entire technical surface: frontend, backend, cloud infrastructure (GCP/AWS), WordPress, design and styling
Lead Software Architect
DST Systems
Jan 2017 - Jul 2019
- Designed and built an enterprise internal Kubernetes platform, shared services, and developer toolkits
- Architect and developer on an internal cloud platform with OpenShift and AWS
Staff Developer → Sr. Engineer → Architect
DST Brokerage Solutions
Jun 2008 - Jan 2017
- Progressed from Staff Developer to Software Development Architect over 8+ years
- Designed and developed a complex multi-tenant adviser solutions web platform
- Led and coordinated up to 12 scrum teams across domestic and international locations
- Advised on development strategy, agile processes, and technical architecture
Skills
Build
Automate
Infrastructure
Integrate
Architect
Lead