Lukas Rieder is the founder and managing director of Parlant GmbH. For more than 15 years, he has designed, built, and operated data and web platforms while working as a software developer, IT consultant, and team lead.
A self-taught programmer, Lukas built his expertise through hands-on projects, independent study, and collaboration with experienced colleagues. That practical route continues to shape his preference for clear architecture, rapid feedback, and software that solves real operational problems.
He founded Parlant GmbH in 2022 after more than a decade as an independent software engineer. Earlier chapters included co-founding the digital-learning company PaperC, developing game backends and business-intelligence tools at Wooga, and co-founding the data-platform consultancy hibase. His work has covered cloud infrastructure, data architecture, application development, and pragmatic software delivery across several industries.
Areas of expertise
- Cloud architecture and infrastructure as code
- Data platforms and analytics infrastructure
- Elixir, Python, Ruby, Erlang, and SQL
- Agile methods, Extreme Programming, and team development
Certification
Lukas is a certified Google Cloud Architect, with coverage spanning security, networking, data systems, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud migration.