Hinnerk Gildhoff

Hinnerk Gildhoff

Senior Software Development Manager

Personal Profile

Senior technology leader and entrepreneur with 17+ years building enterprise-scale distributed systems at Amazon, SAP, and IBM. Founded Mind Hill in 2019, creating multiple AI-powered platforms. Led cross-functional teams of 50+ engineers across query processing, autonomics, and spatial analytics for systems serving millions of users globally. Deep expertise in database internals, machine learning, and cloud architecture with multiple patents and publications in top-tier venues. Proven track record of shipping critical features for Amazon Redshift, SAP HANA's in-memory engine, and IBM DB2's high-availability systems. Combines technical depth in C++/Python with executive MBA-level business acumen to drive innovation from concept to production at scale.

Work Experience

Senior Software Development Manger at Amazon Redshift

April 2022 - present

Site Lead for Redshift Berlin. SQL, Query processing, Query optimization, Autonomics and more

Software Development Manger at Amazon Redshift

October 2019 - March 2022

Development Manger at SAP HANA

June 2014 - September 2019

Graph and hierarchy engine, document store, spatial engine and spatial services

Developer at SAP HANA

January 2013 - May 2014

Spatial engine and in-memory computing

Developer at IBM DB2

February 2007 - Dec 2012

High availability and cluster computing for SAP IBM DB2

Key Skills

  • C++
  • Python
  • Java
  • Databases
  • Machine Learning
  • Distributed Systems
  • NewSQL
  • Cloud computing
  • Linux

Education

Mannheim Business School

Executive MBA (2017-2018)

Executive Master of Business Administration

University Hamburg

Dipl. Inf (2001 - 2007)

Master in computer science

Publications