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Daniel Kubitza

Team Lead Development · Heinlein Support / mailbox.org

I am a technical and empathetic servant leader with over 20 years of experience in software engineering and over 10 years of successfully managing teams and mentoring team leads. My passion lies in building high-performing, cross-functional teams and continuously optimizing processes to drive impactful results. I specialize in fostering autonomous teams, implementing sustainable change, and creating a culture of collaboration and innovation.

// About

Daniel Kubitza

Starting as a software engineer in 2001, I grew into leadership roles driven by a genuine interest in people and systems. Over the years I've led individual contributors, team leads, and entire product areas — always with a focus on servant leadership, psychological safety, and sustainable change.

I believe the best technology outcomes come from empowered people. My engineering background lets me stay close to the work while my leadership focus keeps teams moving forward with clarity and purpose. Currently leading development at Heinlein Support / mailbox.org, one of Germany's most trusted names in secure communication, fighting for Europe's digital sovereignty since 2013.

LOCATIONFalkensee / Berlin, DE
EXPERIENCE20+ yrs Engineering
10+ yrs Leadership
LANGUAGESGerman (native)
English (professional)

// Experience

Heinlein Support / mailbox.org Dec 2024 – Present
Team Lead Development
Dec 2024 – Present · Berlin, Hybrid
Leading a team of 9 engineers, 1 QA specialist and 4 apprentices building the next generation of mailbox.org, Europe's digitally sovereign workplace.

My focus: creating clarity and enabling flow. We introduced structured discovery phases, established cross-functional ownership, and built the conditions for teams to do their best work.

Beyond the team, I am part of the mailbox leadership team, driving OKR adoption, shaping cross-team working agreements and facilitating workshops that produce real, documented outcomes.
idealo internet gmbh Nov 2017 – Oct 2022
Head of Technology — Merchant Business
Jan 2019 – Oct 2022 · Berlin
Managed product area of up to 6 teams and 40+ employees together with the Head of Product. Defined technical strategy and OKR goals. Redesigned team structure around business domains to increase ownership and reduce dependencies. Led transformation to a hybrid working culture and established English as team language.
Head of Technology — Business Operations
Nov 2017 – Dec 2018 · Berlin
Managed product area of up to 4 teams and 25+ employees. Transformed tool-based teams into product teams. Set up a Salesforce team replacing inefficient internal tools. B2B division restructuring based on own proposal adopted company-wide.
Legal One May 2016 – Oct 2017
Head of Engineering
May 2016 – Oct 2017 · Berlin
Built and hired the entire cross-functional engineering team (6+) from scratch. Introduced agile methods (Scrum) and automated business processes including document scanning and CRM integration.
Rocket Internet SE Jun 2014 – Apr 2016
Lead Software Engineer / Teamlead
Jun 2014 – Apr 2016 · Berlin
Led a core development team of 6+ engineers. Started new ventures as Project CTO, building MVPs and hiring engineers until ventures took over development independently.
Project CTO — Sparklist
Jun 2015 – Nov 2015
Classified listing app for Android & iOS, launched in Pakistan. Team of 10 (backend, frontend, mobile, QA, devops).
Project CTO — Everjobs
Dec 2014 – Apr 2015
Launched job platform across multiple Asian and African countries. Managed a team of 11 cross-functional engineers.
Early Engineering Career 2001 – 2014
Senior Developer / Technical Lead PHP & iOS
Apr 2011 – May 2014 · Berlin
plan.net campaign hamburg (acquired webfact)
Senior PHP and iOS developer across multiple high-profile projects. BMW Motorrad Community, BMW Motorsport, Nivea, Osram, Senseo, Tele 5, Austrian Airlines, Pixum, SAP.
Senior PHP & iOS Developer
Apr 2010 – Mar 2011 · Berlin
maguro DataAssist GmbH
Austrian Airlines, BMW Motorsport, BMW Motorrad Community, SAP, Pixum.
IT-Developer → Teamlead
Oct 2001 – Mar 2010 · Berlin
Exozet
Grew from junior developer to teamlead of 4 backend engineers over 9 years, the foundation of everything that followed. BVG, Deutsche Bundesbank, Deutschlandradio, NDR, Red Bull, Universal Music.

// Skills

Leadership & Vision
Servant Leadershiplead by example
OKR & Strategyfocus and flow
Org Developmentsustainable change
Engineering Cultureguiding principles · standards
Team Developmentshared ownership · tech & product
People & Culture
Talent Acquisitioncross-functional · from scratch
Mentoring Team Leadsleader of leaders
Agile Coachingagile mindset · PDCA
Empathy & Communicationpsychological safety
Conflict Managementmediation · resolution

// Certifications

🧭 Leadership Essentials
Axel Springer Training
⚡ Compact Training Agile Coach
Judith Andresen
💡 Design Thinking
Axel Springer Training
🤝 Conflict Management
Axel Springer Training

// Interests

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family · Kids · Pets
🤖 AI · 3D Printing
🌱 Home & Garden Automation
♟️ Board Games · Chess · Poker
📚 Reading · Fantasy & Technical Literature
🔥 Cooking · BBQ & Open Fire

// Contact