Lukas Scheucher
Work Experience




Principal Software Engineer - Compass Labs, London
March 2023 - present
- As the main engineer, I built our backtesting tool, visualization dashboard as well as our backend on GCP.
- Active engagement with customers, resolving their issues and improving documentations.
- I have had the opportunity to actively help shape the direction of the company.
Freelance Software Engineer, Remote
May 2022 - March 2023
- Working as a freelance engineer on projects focusing on data-science and backend engineering.
- Thanks to my broad background, I’ve been helping early-stage startups building up their MVPs, setting up their backend and CI/CD pipelines, improving their code, etc.
- Working with Toptal, A.team and other platforms.
Founder in Residence - Enterpreneur First, London
Mar 2022 - May 2022
- I was accepted into the 2022 cohort and spent 2 months working with dedicated individuals on blockchain/web3 ideas.
- Unfortunately, I did not find the right co-founder/idea.
Software Engineer - Google, Munich
Nov 2019 - Dec 2021
- Using data analysis on production logs to improve reliability across Google. Used tensorflow, Go and Apache flume
- Came up with an lead an successful internal project combining data analysis and visualization.
- Google X “the moonshot factory”: Data analysis on an experimental wearable device. Owned whole Python codebase and training pipeline.
Deep/Machine Learning Engineer - Volkswagen, Munich
Jul 2018 - Oct 2019
- Worked as an applied machine learning engineer, mainly on computer vision for autonomous driving.
- Real time object detection, Model development, training, selection, compression and testing.
Research Work

Post Graduate Work - TUM, Munich
Jul 2017 - Jun 2018
- Uncertainty quantification in physical simulations using bayesian methods and machine learning.
- Design optimization under uncertainty.
- Collaborative development of a C++ research code (Full CI/CD pipeline).
- Visualization of complex simulation output using Paraview, Plotly, D3.js, …
- Held several positions as teaching assistant.
Visiting Graduate Researcher - Stanford University, California
Oct 2016 - Jul 2017
- Implemented gradient computation in a C++ fluid dynamics code
- Application: Parametric shape optimization of flexible wings.
- Audited Stanford lecture series on machine learning by Andrew Ng.
Education

Post Graduate Researcher - Munich, Germany
Jul 2017 - Jun 2018
Uncertainty quantification in physical simulations using bayesian methods and machine learning
Design optimization. Collaborative development of a C++ HPC codebase.
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering - TUM, Munich
Oct 2015 - Jun 2017
Majored in Computational Engineering and High Performance Computing.
Visiting Researcher at Stanford University
Overall Grade 1.6. Final theses 1.0.
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering - TUM, Munich
Oct 2012 - Jun 2015
Majored in Mechanical Engineering
Overall Grade 1.4. Final theses 1.0.
Professional Certifications - Online, Multiple
- Current
- Total of 16 professional certifications including
Technical Skills









- Languages: Python, C++, Solidity, Go, SQL, Javascript, Bash
- Frontend: Next, React, CSS, SASS
- Backend: Postgres, SQL, API development, Databases, DevOps, CI/CD
- Machine Learning: Computer Vision, Recurrent Networks, Deep Learning, Model training and selection. Model compression.
- Blockchain: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solidity, web3.js, Smart-Contracts
- Developer Tools: Git, Docker, Google Cloud Platform, VIM, IntelliJ
- Libraries: Tensorflow, Pytorch, OpenMP, MPI, CUDA, Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Plotly, Dash