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Sven Ferber

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Head of Engineering at Daedalus
📍 Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Sven is the Head of Engineering at Daedalus, building software teams for precision part manufacturing. He previously spent over a decade as Director of Technology at Chrono24, where he was responsible for technology, payment, and checkout systems. He holds a Diplom from Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University.

He is a strong advocate for focusing on impact over "meaningless metrics, " publicly criticizing the common practice of optimizing development teams for velocity.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Head of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Engineering Impact
Questions whether a team is truly performant if its work lacks real impact, emphasizing results over raw output.
Leadership Philosophy
Advocates against micromanagement, believing teams need guidance and goals ("Rankhilfe") rather than constant intervention to grow effectively.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Head of Engineering
Daedalus
9-2014 - 2-2025
Director Technology
Chrono24
2-2013 - 8-2014
Head of Development
kuehlhaus AG
2-2010 - 3-2013
Webentwickler / Projektmanager / Teamlead
Hubert Burda Media
10-2007 - 1-2010
Consultant
InterComponentWare AG
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Education
Diplom
Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW)
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