About Me

Reto Widmer
Fullstack Software Engineer · Aargau
Developer with a passion for building clean, performant (web) applications. When I’m not coding, you’ll find me cooking Japanese food, experimenting with pizza dough, playing badminton, or exploring new places.
Skills
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Languages
Frameworks & Libraries
Databases
Tools & Platforms
Spoken Languages
Work Experience
IT-Software Engineer
Finstar
Grew from Junior to Professional Software Engineer at a finance company — touching everything from recurring background jobs to frontend architecture.
- Drove structural improvements including splitting a monolithic solution into a modular architecture
- Architected the foundation for a new micro frontend UI, modernizing legacy code into a scalable, modularized frontend structure
Examiner (Application Developer Apprenticeships)
ICT Berufsbildung Aargau
Volunteer expert examiner (IPA) for IT Application Developer apprenticeships in the Canton of Aargau — assessing final practical projects and upholding vocational IT education standards.
IT-Software Engineer
Merbag
Transitioned from infrastructure into development, building internal tools that automated real business workflows in a small app team.
- Built an Employee Onboarding Tool that automated the arrival process end-to-end, including a full admin view
- Delivered a vehicle listing platform ("Lagerpooling") with dynamic filtering and 360° image previews of individually configured cars
IT-System Engineer
Merbag
First steps into production IT: managing Cisco network infrastructure and virtual machines as an intern, then continuing full-time.
- Administered Cisco network devices and monitored production services
- Provisioned and maintained virtual machines across environments
Education
CAS in Machine Learning
HSLU Hochschule Luzern
Next step towards my target degree MAS in Information Technology
CAS in Modern Software Engineering & Development
HSLU Hochschule Luzern
First step to my target degree MAS in Information Technology
Bachelor in IT
FHNW Brugg-Windisch
Not Finished due to Covid and Contact restrictions
EFZ in IT-Systems Engineer
WISS Schulen für Wirtschaft Informatik Immobilien
Second Education as Apprentice
EFZ in Automobil Mechatroniker
TBZ Technische Berufsschule Zürich
Initial Education as Apprentice