Sybil Ehrensberger

Software architect and engineer

SESAM AG, Zurich, Switzerland, May 2024 - present

Senior software engineer and project manager

Ergon Informatik AG, Zurich, Switzerland, May 2017 - April 2024

Worked on several different client projects primarily in the financial and legal tech sectors as a software engineer, requirements engineer, project manager, scrum master and UX designer.

• architected, designed and implemented mobile and web applications used by over 60'000 users
• refactored a legacy web code base to improve the development efficiency and the developer experience
• led a scrum project team of 6-14 people through multiple successful releases
• worked closely with the client to define software requirements
• designed improvements and new user experience workflows for existing software
• analyzed and resolved third-level support cases for client projects
• supported the bid process for new projects with estimations and technical know-how

Co-Founder and CTO (part-time)

ViaMondo (J-App Sàrl), Zurich, Switzerland, May 2016 - December 2018

Co-initiated the realization of a travel app.

• lead developer of a successfully launched Ionic hybrid mobile app
• oversaw and coordinated the development of the backend and website

Security engineer (part-time)

SWITCH, Zurich, Switzerland, August 2013 - March 2017

Extended and improved the software applications used by the security/CERT team.

• developed tooling around the domain abuse process which analyzes websites for malicious or phishing code
• automated the management and sharing of malware analysis results

Software development intern

SWITCH, Zurich, Switzerland, May - August 2012

Refactored and extended a Python application which analyzes websites for malicious HTML or JavaScript code.

R&D intern in software development

Sensirion, Stäfa, Switzerland, May - August 2011

Developed a software application and a framework in C# to test humidity sensors for malfunctioning.

Master of Science ETH in Computer Science

ETH Zürich, Switzerland, 2013 - 2015

Focus on Information Systems; Master's thesis on "DataMockups: design tool for content-powered mockups".

Honours Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Mathematics

University of Toronto, Canada, 2009 - 2013

Specialist in Computer Science with a Minor in Mathematics, graduated with distinction.

Swiss Cantonal Matura

Kantonsschule Oerlikon, Zurich, Switzerland, 2003 - 2009

Focus on Latin and modern languages including a 6-month exchange semester in Milan, Italy.

UX Design courses

Interaction Design Foundation, April 2023 - present

• User Experience: The Beginner's Guide
• Human-Computer Interaction: The Foundations of UX Design
• Visual Design: The Ultimate Guide
• Gestalt Psychology and Web Design: The Ultimate Guide
• UI Design Patterns for Successful Software
• Web Design for Usability
• Information Visualization
• Mobile UX Design: The Beginner's Guide
• Mobile UI Design

Professional project management

SGO Business School, January - May 2020

Soft skills workshops

organized by Ergon Informatik, May 2017 - November 2023

• Communication workshop ("Mehr Einfluss - Wirkungsvoll kommunizieren und gute Lösungen durchsetzen") (ZfU - Zentrum für Unternehmungsführung)
• Basic visualisation workshop (echt praktisch)
• Moderation training for online workshops (Christian Hauri)

Web developer & IT administrator

Creacumün, Switzerland, June 2020 - present

Co-organizer and coach

Django Girls, Switzerland, September 2016 - September 2018

Django Girls is a non-profit organization that empowers and helps women to organize free programming workshops by providing tools, resources and support. Our goal is to bring more amazing women into the world of technology and increase the diversity in the Django community.

• co-organizer for several Django Girls workshops (Zurich 2017 & 2018, Rapperswil 2017)
• coach for several Django Girls workshops (Berne 2016 & 2017, Rapperswil 2017)