About Me
Guten Tag! I’m Marco Gora, a solution architect who’s spent the last decade moving through tech’s most interesting challenges. I started building IoT backends for smart meter gateways in highly regulated energy environments, evolved into automotive and AI platforms, and earned my ISAQB certification along the way. Through all those shifts—monoliths to microservices, on-premise to cloud, traditional software to AI—one question stayed constant: “How do we actually make this work in production?”
Quick Facts
Current Role
Solution Architect for Cloud and AI Systems at Bosch Digital
Education
Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft, Berlin - Business Informatics, Bachelor
Certifications
ISAQB Certified Professional for Software Architecture - foundation level
Languages
Interests
Skills
10+ years of expertise spanning software engineering, cloud architecture, and AI systems—from IoT security to MLOps, building scalable solutions that balance innovation with pragmatic delivery.
Cloud Architecture & DevOps
Architecting scalable cloud solutions on AWS with cross-regional failover. Expertise in Kubernetes, microservices, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Spring Boot), and infrastructure-as-code for production-grade deployments.
AI & Machine Learning
Designing AI-powered systems for manufacturing and shopfloor assistance. Built AI serving frameworks with ChatGPT-like experiences using LangChain, LangGraph, and Chainlit. Expertise in LLM-based systems and MLOps for autonomous driving projects.
Security & Compliance
Deep expertise in high-security environments with governmental regulations (BSI TR-03109). XML cryptography, distributed identity systems (DID/OpenID), and secure IoT implementations in smart metering.
Backend Engineering
Strong foundation in Java/Spring Boot, Python, microservice architectures, and event streaming. Built distributed systems handling IoT device communication, metering backends, and workflow engines.
Solution Architecture & Consulting
Bridging customers and development teams to deliver cloud solutions across automotive IoT, energy, and manufacturing. Leading cross-functional teams as DevOps Lead, Frontend Lead, and IT Quality Partner.
User Experience & Simplification
Passionate about dismantling technical complexity into elegant solutions. Strong UX focus that sometimes challenges requirements—enabling non-technical users to work with complex systems through no-code integrations.
Experience
From structural engineering to AI development, building practical tools that bridge traditional engineering with modern technology.
Bosch Digital
Solution Architect
The digital backbone provider for the Bosch Group
Key Achievements
- Designed and architected complex AI systems in the cloud for AI-based shopfloor assistance in manufacturing environments
- Led DevOps, Frontend development, and IT Quality initiatives ensuring compliance and process adherence for globally rolled-out shopfloor assistant
- Orchestrated lift-and-shift migration from on-premise datacenter to AWS with cross-regional failover capabilities
- Developed and architected an AI serving framework delivering ChatGPT-like experiences out of the box while adhering to Bosch corporate design standards
- Achieved framework adoption across multiple projects, currently under evaluation for monetization by business teams
- Created developer-friendly platforms leveraging previous DevOps, software engineering, and architecture expertise
Bosch.IO
Solution Architect
IoT and software solutions for Bosch and external customers
Key Achievements
- Bridged the gap between customers and internal development teams by working closely with project consultants
- Delivered cloud solutions for Bosch business units in automotive IoT and MLOps for autonomous driving projects
- Designed custom integrations between customer requirements and technical implementations
- Supported distributed identity system implementation facilitating Decentralized Identifiers (DID) with OpenID Connect
- Enabled cross-company access management through DID trust relationships using company credentials
- Transitioned from energy projects to consulting department for Bosch Group internal business
Bosch Software Innovations
Software Engineer
Experts in IoT hardware and software solutions
Key Achievements
- Developed IoT smart metering platform in high-security environment compliant with governmental regulations
- Implemented security standards according to BSI TR-03109 requirements
- Performed deep technical work in XML cryptography and signature validation
- Designed and implemented microservice architectures with event streaming capabilities
- Built process flows for communication between IoT devices and metering backends
Signavio
Bachelor's Thesis Student
Business Process Management software vendor with focus on process automation and modeling
Key Achievements
- Conducted bachelor's thesis research under Tom Baeyens in the workflow engine branch
- Researched and developed concept for implementing no-code 3rd party integrations in workflow systems
- Performed case study with Salesforce API demonstrating practical implementation
- Successfully achieved adoption of research findings into production branch
- Created patterns enabling non-technical users to integrate 3rd party systems
Zalando SE
Intern & Working Student - Application Strategy & Architecture
Europe's leading online fashion platform
Key Achievements
- Built architecture management system tracking applications, dependencies, quality assurance results, and deployment status across all versions
- Developed distributed CI/CD platform using Jenkins and Spring Boot to create centralized backbone
- Enabled teams to register custom pipelines and execute them on managed Jenkins instances or bring-your-own-Jenkins setup
- Supported application dependency mapping and version tracking across deployment environments
Tech Stack
Technical expertise spanning cloud design principles, software engineering and AI.
Programming Languages
Web Fundamentals
Query Languages
Backend Frameworks
Frontend Frameworks
AI/ML Frameworks
Clouds
Development Tools
Databases
