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Michael Abey

Critic · DISC type C
Director of Engineering at Appsfactory
📍 Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Michael is the Director of Engineering at Appsfactory, leading 120 individuals across three technical departments. With a background as a Principal IT Architect and a certification in Software Architecture, he steers R&D strategy and stakeholder engagement. He is a graduate of Technische Hochschule Augsburg.

Michael is passionate about contributing to the developer community by hosting technical workshops. He strongly values delivering work that his team believes in, emphasizing passion and excellence. He has expressed a preference for authentic, meaningful content over mass-produced automated posts on professional networks.

His technical workshops are in high demand; a recent session on GitOps at a developer conference became so unexpectedly popular that it was completely filled.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Personality Overview

How Michael shows up

ROI Driven
Objective Thinker
Precise

They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.

Priorities

Topics Michael cares about

Cloud Native & GitOps
He has worked in CloudNative environments for years and actively hosts workshops on topics like GitOps and ArgoCD at major developer conferences.
Large-Scale Leadership
He leads and manages three departments totaling 120 people, focusing on people management, performance metrics, and strategic direction.
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Career

Work history

2-2023
Director of Engineering
Appsfactory
2-2021 - 2-2023
Deputy Head Of Department - DevOps & CloudNative
MaibornWolff GmbH
1-2020 - 1-2021
Principal IT Architect
MaibornWolff GmbH
10-2013 - 12-2019
Senior IT Architect
MaibornWolff GmbH
9-2010 - 9-2013
Senior IT Consultant
b.telligent
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2002 - 2007
Diplom Informatiker (HS)
Technische Hochschule Augsburg
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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