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Martina Kohn

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Director of Engineering at Graylog, Inc.
📍 Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Martina Kohn is the Director of Engineering at Graylog, where she leads a diverse team of engineers. With a PhD in experimental physics from ETH Zürich, she combines scientific precision with a builders creativity, passionately focusing on improving how engineering teams operate and innovate.

Martina is intellectually curious, with stated interests in business strategy and space exploration, following publications like the Harvard Business Review and organizations like NASA. She values supportive and collaborative work environments where people can thrive.

Unique fact: She leverages her physics background to explore and implement alternative agile frameworks like Shape Up to evolve engineering practices beyond traditional Scrum.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Evolving Agile
Is scheduled to speak at conferences about moving "Beyond Scrum" and experimenting with frameworks like Shape Up to enhance team autonomy and reduce meeting overload.
Engineering Culture
Co-authored a blog post on Graylog's first engineering hackathon, emphasizing its positive impact on global teamwork, relationship building, and overall engineering culture.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Director of Engineering
Graylog, Inc.
9-2022 - 1-2025
Engineering Manager
Graylog, Inc.
6-2021 - 8-2022
agile Project Manager (R&D)
Eppendorf Group
1-2019 - 5-2021
R&D Manager
KRÜSS - Advancing your Surface Science
11-2016 - 12-2018
Product Manager
KRÜSS - Advancing your Surface Science
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Education
3-2012 - 7-2016
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
ETH Zürich
2009 - 2011
Master's Degree
The University of Göttingen
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