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Jochen Issing

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Director of Engineering at FERNRIDE
📍 Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Jochen Issing is the Director of Engineering at FERNRIDE, specializing in building high-performing teams for robotics and scalable software systems. With a PhD from FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg and experience at Argo AI, he focuses on performance and agile development. Colleagues describe him as an empathic leader with rigorous technical skills.

Outside of his engineering leadership, Jochen draws heavily on his past experiences as both a handball player and a band member. He applies the principles of team dynamics and collective success learned from sports and music directly to his approach in building cohesive and effective software development teams.

Unique fact: Jochen believes the core principles for success in team sports are directly transferable to building elite engineering teams.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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High-Performing Teams
A core focus of his career and podcast appearances, emphasizing psychological safety and creating environments where the best ideas can win.
Team-Centric Leadership
He champions the idea that the team, not the individual, is the true unit of productivity and delivery, a philosophy he has discussed publicly.
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Career

Work history

10-2023
Director of Engineering
FERNRIDE
2-2023 - 10-2023
Head of Cloud Eng & Verification
FERNRIDE
1-2022 - 2-2023
Senior Manager Software Engineering
Argo AI
7-2020 - 2-2022
Engineering Manager
Argo AI
6-2019 - 6-2020
Engineering Manager
Autonomous Intelligent Driving GmbH
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
10-1998 - 10-2004
Diploma
Fachhochschule Amberg/Weiden
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