Ice Hockey
A long-time hockey fan, especially EV Landshut.
Based in Landshut, Germany
Florian Hopfensperger
Lead Engineer at Allianz Technology
I design and evolve internal platforms with a clear focus on Kubernetes, especially platform APIs, control planes, and practical platform engineering.
About
I am a Lead Engineer at Allianz Technology in Munich and based in Landshut, building internal platforms and cloud-native systems with an emphasis on platform APIs, developer experience, and operational clarity.
My background spans enterprise architecture, consulting, and platform delivery across Allianz Technology, IBM, Unify, and Siemens. Today my work centers on Kubernetes platform engineering, with Crossplane and infrastructure abstractions as part of building clear interfaces that product teams can actually use.
Hobbies
Outside of work, I like a mix of sport, home projects, and hands-on tinkering.
Gardening
A good counterbalance to software engineering: tangible work, visible progress, and something entirely outside the screen.
Home Automation
Building practical automations that make the house a little smarter without overcomplicating it.
Tinkering
Trying out new tools, small technical setups, and side experiments just to see how things work.
Public Speaking
I speak about practical Kubernetes platform engineering, especially where platform APIs, control planes, and enterprise platform delivery intersect.
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026
2026API-Driven Infrastructure as Code: Kubernetes APIs as the Contract Bridge Between Teams
Co-presented with Yury Tsarev. Recording not yet available.
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India 2025
2025Building a Cloud Native IaC Platform for an Enterprise by Leveraging the Kubernetes Ecosystem
Co-presented with Yury Tsarev on August 6, 2025.
Writing
I occasionally publish longer-form work, from academic writing to practical articles on software and platform engineering.
Springer
2019The SenSoMod-Modeler – A Model-Driven Architecture Approach for Mobile Context-Aware Business Applications
Published as a Springer book chapter on model-driven architecture for mobile context-aware business applications.
Contact
The best way to reach me is through LinkedIn or GitHub. Email is available for direct contact.