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Julian Karhof Julian Karhof Julian Karhof

Software Engineer & UX/UI Designer

Building products users love.

About Me

Profile

I’m a developer who genuinely cares about how software looks and feels. While I have a solid foundation in Software Engineering, I’ve spent the last few years focusing on the bridge between technical robustness and clean, intentional design. For me, build quality isn't just about a bug-free backend—it’s about that extra bit of polish that makes an interface feel natural and intuitive.

Education

B.Sc. Software Engineering

Languages

German Native English C2 Japanese Advanced

Interests

Language learning, Rhythm games

Experience

Aug 2023 - Present

UI / UX Designer & Frontend Engineer

at ki:elements

Focused on UI/UX Design and Frontend development for healthcare AI products.

Feb 2020 - Feb 2024

Full Stack Engineer & Co-Founder

at Etournity

Co-founded an open-source eSports tournament platform. Built scalable AWS infrastructure and secure full-stack applications.

Mar 2022 - Dec 2022

Senior Software Engineer

at Sameday Health

Developed e-commerce solutions and RESTful backends in an agile healthcare tech environment.

Oct 2019 - Mar 2022

Full Stack Engineer

at Isardigital GmbH

Developed Flutter mobile apps and real-time video conferencing web applications.

Projects

Capstone Project

PictShare Book

An interactive and collaborative canvas for creating and sharing virtual photobooks.

Next.js React PixiJS ElysiaJS Prisma TailwindCSS
Co-Founder & Full Stack Engineer

Etournity

Open-Source Esports Tournament platform. Fast. Easy.

React Node.js GraphQL PostgreSQL Prisma AWS

Skills

Frontend

React Vue Flutter Next.js TypeScript TailwindCSS State Management

Backend

Node.js Express etc. PostgreSQL Non-relational DBs Auth REST GraphQL

Design

Figma Design Systems Prototyping Wireframes User Testing

Engineering

Agile/Scrum CI/CD Market Research Clean Code Security Testing

Connect

Interested in working together? Feel free to reach out!