Sybil Ehrensberger

Professional Experience

Software architect and engineer

SESAM AG, Zurich, Switzerland, May 2024 - present

TypeScript Node.js React Ionic Capacitor PostgreSQL

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.

TypeScript Kotlin Java React Angular Ionic Cordova PostgreSQL Oracle DB

Co-Founder and CTO (part-time)

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

Co-initiated the realization of a travel app.

Node.js JavaScript AngularJS Ionic Cordova MongoDB

Security engineer (part-time)

SWITCH, Zurich, Switzerland, August 2013 - March 2017

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

Python Django MySQL

Software development intern

SWITCH, Zurich, Switzerland, May - August 2012

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

Python

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.

C# MySQL

Education

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.

Continuing Education

UX Design courses

Interaction Design Foundation, April 2023 - present

Professional project management

SGO Business School, January - May 2020

Soft skills workshops

organized by Ergon Informatik, May 2017 - November 2023

Technical Skills

(Rating is based on relative skill level from basic to excellent, actively used in the last year)

Programming languages

TypeScript TypeScript
JavaScript JavaScript
HTML HTML
CSS CSS
Node.js Node.js
Python Python
Kotlin Kotlin
Go Go

Libraries & Frameworks

Angular Angular
React React
Vue.js Vue.js
Svelte Svelte
Ionic Ionic
Capacitor Capacitor
Flask Flask
Spring Spring

Databases

PostgreSQL PostgreSQL
MongoDB MongoDB
Google Cloud Firestore Google Cloud Firestore

Languages

Freelance and Volunteer Experience

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.