# Philipp Hugenroth

> HCI | MIT Media Lab | CDTM | prev. Spotify

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/philipphugenroth

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Spotify
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Core contributor on open source Backstage with >3000 companies adopting (including e.g. Zalando, American Airlines, Lego), >26 000 stars & >1400 contributors
- Focus on improving the user interface & making it easier to adopt Backstage
- Maintained internal developer portal at Spotify for >4000 Engineers & >2000 DAU improving overall productivity & engineering happiness 
- Member of Spotify Open Source Program Office group 
- Data Science Embed forecasting Spotify’s R&D Carbon Footprint
- Content Moderation Tool for in-app voice reactions for podcast tested in New Zealand

Technologies: TypeScript, React, Node.js, Kubernetes, Python, SQL

### Full-Stack Engineer (Internship) @ Spotify
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
After contributing to Backstage during the pandemic I joined the team for an internship and focused on improving the UX/UI of Backstage Open Source.

Technologie: TypeScript, React

### Front-End Engineer (Working student) @ HoloBuilder
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Helped building dashboard enabling general constructors to manage their projects and teams and provide analytics on the use of HoloBuilder

Technologies: TypeScript, Vue.js, React

### Full-Stack Engineer (Trainee) @ Tobit Laboratories AG
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Ahaus, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Worked on  web app for gastronomy staff scheduling and payroll
- Collaborated closely with product, design & engineering colleagues from ideation to release

Technologies: JavaScript, React, C#, SQL


## Education
### Visiting Researcher in Human Computer Interaction
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

### Honours Degree in Technology Management
Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM)

### Master's degree in Human Computer Interaction
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
RWTH Aachen University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/philipp-hugenroth

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Last updated: 2026-03-28