Meet the talented individuals driving Auralis forward — a diverse group of engineers, visionaries, and operations pros, united by a passion for building great technology and lasting impact. Whether they’re writing code 💻, solving complex challenges 🧠, collaborating across disciplines 🤝, or keeping everything running smoothly ⚙️, this team brings dedication and creativity to everything they do.
Managing Directors
Daniel Ratke

Daniel is our technology high wizard 🧙♂️. A true mage on the keyboard and innovator par-excellence. He is a seasoned entrepreneur 👔 and investor 💸 with a passion for building innovative products and companies, holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science from LMU Munich 🧪, and has published papers in reinforcement learning and quantum computing. He writes about technical topics in quantum computing and startups 📝.
Executive Assistants
Carina Volz

Sales & Operations
Christian Borza

Christian is our client whisperer 🤝 with a passion for people, complex projects, and tech. With 20+ years in sales, he brings empathy, authenticity, and a touch of humor 😎 to every conversation. Off-duty, he’s into vegan cooking, dreaming of Africa, and chilling with his cats 🐾.
Associate Partners
Ariel Simulevski

Jan-Philip Quirmbach

JP s a dedicated Software Engineer with strong expertise in Java 💻 and solid experience in frontend development ✨. He has built efficient, scalable web applications across various industries—from legacy monoliths to modern event-driven architectures ⚙️. Known for writing clean, maintainable code, he stays curious and always keeps up with the latest tech trends 🚀.
David Pawellek

David is our fullstack force of nature ⚡—Java whisperer, PHP wrangler and TypeScript tamer. With React at his fingertips and CI/CD in his veins, he’s built robust applications from monoliths to microservices and led teams through the thicket of legacy systems into cloud-ready paradise. When he’s not refactoring with surgical precision, you’ll find him debugging with a smile or chasing clean code nirvana.
Florian Jakobeit

Jonas Wallmeier

Jan Burgmeier

Jan is a passionate Software Developer with a deep love for Linux and open-source technologies. He specializes in C++, Linux kernel development, and open-source projects, continuously exploring innovative solutions to enhance system performance and stability. Outside of his professional pursuits, Jan enjoys mountain biking, embracing the outdoors and the thrill of challenging terrains.
Christian Emmert

Carsten Andresen

Carsten draws on more than a decade architecting high-traffic web and analytics systems with Node.js, React and PostgreSQL. Before joining Auralis he shipped large-scale browser-based products and SaaS features, balancing clean domain models with performance tuning in Spring and TypeScript. Here he focuses on backend excellence, evolving event-driven platforms and sharing best practices across teams.