Niklas Kuder

Computer Science M.Sc. • Software Engineer • AI Engineer

About

I hold a Computer Science M.Sc. from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), specializing in Artificial Intelligence. As a software engineer, I focus on building production-ready full-stack systems, developing features from specialized user needs, and turning ambiguous requirements into reliable products. My work also includes experimental AI features and rapid prototyping to evaluate and ship practical solutions.

Location

Karlsruhe, Germany

Contact

contact@niklas-kuder.de

Experience

Software Engineer

Daedalus GmbH • Oct 2022 – May 2026

  • Automated production processes
  • Implemented microservices to monitor factory state
  • Led experimental development of deep learning models (e.g. VAEs) to encode CAD parts and evaluate similarity metrics
  • Enhanced developer experience by modernizing the codebase and enforcing code style consistency through CI automation

Software Engineering Intern

Daedalus GmbH • May 2022 – Oct 2022

  • Designed and implemented an internal factory management system

Software Engineering Project (KIT)

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology • Apr 2021 – Sept 2021

  • Led frontend development for an XAI user study website
  • Built backend components with Django and a RESTful API

Education

Oct 2023 – Mar 2026

M.Sc. Computer Science

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Specialization: Artificial Intelligence
Final Grade: 1.4

Oct 2019 – Sept 2023

B.Sc. Computer Science

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Final Grade: 2.0

Skills

Python
TypeScript
SQL
Swift
Java
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Natural Language Processing
Reinforcement Learning
Data Science

Interests

Piano
Sports
Cooking
Reading
Home Lab