Dirk Sahlmer

Acquiring SaaS companies @ saas.group | saas.wtf Newsletter

Engineer turned M&A professional. After 20+ transactions on the buy-side, I'm now helping tech founders run a structured exit process.

Posting regularly here on LI and in my saas.wtf newsletter on SaaS and  M&A topics.

Head of Origination

saas.group

Technical Leadership

- Provide technical vision and roadmap for both DeployBot and DeployHQ products
- Lead the engineering effort in designing, developing, and implementing new features
- Oversee the technical infrastructure to ensure scalability, reliability, and security
- Stay up-to-date on the latest cloud technologies, programming languages, and DevOps best practices
- Make technical decisions that align with the overall business strategy

Product Development

- Work closely with the product team to understand user needs and translate them into technical requirements
- Define the technical architecture for both platforms
- Break down features into manageable tasks and assign them to engineering teams
- Ensure code quality through code reviews, testing, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines

Security

- Implement security best practices to protect user data and applications
- Oversee vulnerability management and penetration testing programs
- Stay informed about emerging security threats and take steps to mitigate them

Collaboration

- Collaborate with other departments such as DevOps, Marketing, HR and Support to ensure a smooth product development lifecycle
- Communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences

Brand Leader / CTO

Barkyn

As CTO at Barkyn, my main tasks included:

- Leading the migration of Barkyn's custom Prestashop platform to Shopify across Italy, Spain, and Portugal.
- Leading the development of Shopify integrations using AWS EventBridge and AWS Lambdas for functionalities such as ERP, printing services, and shipping services.
- Leading the migration to the Auth0 authentication service to provide a seamless customer experience with Universal Login and Social Login options.
- Leading the development of a custom Shopify theme backed by GitHub, a Recharge custom theme, and custom Shopify apps.

Head of Engineering

Happets

At Happets, as CTO, my main tasks were:

- Building and maintaining a Ruby on Rails monolith (hosted on Heroku).
- Developing an entire in-house storefront using React with GatsbyJS (with AMP support for content).
- Developing an in-house back office used by the warehouse and the Vet Team, allowing them to view customer information, orders, pets, and pet-specific formulations.
- Building an integration with SAP using Python (leveraging the SAPNWRFC SDK and PyRFC).
- Implementing the entire CI/CD automation using Github Actions and AWS.

Additionally, Happets was acquired by Barkyn in June 2022.

Chief Technology Officer

Nuclio Digital School

- Teach advanced web development using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js).
Guide students on complex MERN stack projects.
- Mentor students, review code, and ensure understanding of MERN concepts.
- Stay updated on MERN trends and integrate them into the curriculum.
- Evaluate student progress through assignments and projects.

Teacher - Fullstack Development Master

Hector Kitchen

As CTO at HectorKitchen, I led the development of the entire platform, which utilizes a service-oriented architecture. Here's a breakdown of the key components:

- A service-oriented architecture with over 10 services currently deployed on AWS. These services leverage various technologies, including Angular, .NET Core, Python, Node.js, and .NET Classic.
- Mobile app development using a hybrid approach with Apache Cordova. The apps are published on both the Android and iOS stores using AppCenter.
- A data pipeline built on Apache Airflow to facilitate reporting and data analysis, integrated with Metabase for visualization.
- ForestAdmin integration as the back office solution, with custom integrations developed using the ForestAdmin REST API.
- A monitoring system built with Prometheus and Grafana to monitor all infrastructure, including both Linux and Windows instances.
- Complete CI/CD automation using Bitbucket Pipelines and Octopus Cloud.

Nested

In charge of Nested Website and Apps development, managing internal dev team and coordinating with 3rd party providers.

( caravelo (

ChangeYourFlight’s original product is an online platform that offers solutions to increase airlines revenue while protecting yield and improving customer satisfaction.

Senior Software Engineer

Intel Corporation

While I was at Intel, I’ve been participating in different projects: 
1. First of all, was part of the Engineering team building the Intel AppUp (SM) center, client side for Windows but also Linux, 
2. Then, same project but different branch: Building the Backend for the Intel Common Store which target device was mostly mobile (specifically Tizen phones),
3. After that, several internal projects on Java and NodeJS,
4. Finally, I’ve been contributing to the OpenStack Community (Python).

Software Engineer

Universidad Tecnologica Nacional

Professor - Teacher assitant: Software Engineering

Aguas Cordobesas

Developed Apps on Informix 4GL - Creation of Script Shell UNIX (on IBM AIX).
Design and creation of Reports with SQL Reporting Services / Analysis Services.
Also, I have been worked with J2SE and J2EE, .NET (C# and VB).

Data Engineer

Jefatura de Cobranzas - Sector Gestión de Ciclo de Cobranzas

Specialized Professional

Brand CTO at Saas.Group | Experienced CTO on Startups | Connecting the dots between business and tech

Strong Technical Leader | Building Scalable & Secure SaaS Products

Experienced CTO with a passion for delivering innovative solutions on time and within budget. Proven track record of leading high-performing engineering teams and driving successful product development lifecycles. Skilled in Ruby on Rails, .NET, React, MySQL, AWS and most Cloud Providers and best practices in security and CI/CD.

taplio

The Battle

Dirk Sahlmer

Facundo Farias

Followers

Posts

Engagements

Likes

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?