Rico Gu

• Cloud & Platforms: SAP BTP, Kyma, Gardener, Cloud Foundry, Azure
• GitOps & Automation: FluxCD, ArgoCD, Helm, Kustomize, Crossplane, ESO, Renovate
• CI/CD & Tooling: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Argo Workflows, Piper
• Reliability & Observability: SAP BTP Cloud Logging, SAP BTP Audit Log, Dynatrace, Prometheus, MS Teams Alerts
• Languages & Dev Tools: Go, Java, Python, Bash, Node.js, Docker, Terraform
• LLM & AI Ops: Llama, Ludwig, vLLM, Lorax, Azure OpenAI API, MCP, Semantic Search, Claude Code, OpenCode, SDD

Senior Software Engineer

SAP SE, SAP Cloud Infrastructure, Munich

May 2026 - Present

• Contributing to bare metal provisioning for SAP's cloud infrastructure within the IronCore/Gardener ecosystem
• Modernizing remote cluster delivery tooling and multi-cluster deployment workflows across Gardener seed/shoot and kubeinception topologies

Senior DevOps Engineer

SAP SE, SAP Business Network, Munich

• Led GitOps transformation for multi-cluster Kyma/Gardener environments (FluxCD, ArgoCD); contributed Helm chart building blocks to `openmcp-project/blueprint-building-blocks` OSS (Crossplane providers for SAP BTP, FluxCD, ESO)
• Built GitHub App 'FlowKeeper' for PR governance, freeze windows, and deployment validation; managed CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) with automated semantic versioning and supply chain security; contributed to SAP OSS tool `pull-request-semver-bumper`
• Implemented code scanning (SonarQube, CodeQL, Whitesource) and Vault-based secret management via External Secrets Operator (cross-cluster)
• Developed Kubernetes operators (Go, Operator SDK) integrating cloud-native services with SAP BTP; delivered system DevOps for the Catena-X automotive data network
• Centralized observability via SAP BTP Cloud Logging (OpenSearch), Audit Log Service, Dynatrace metrics integrated with ArgoCD health checks and MS Teams alerting
• Experimented with LLM hosting and LoRA adapter serving (Llama, vLLM, Lorax on Kubernetes); built AI developer chatbot with semantic search and MCP tools (GitHub, Azure Pipelines)
• Adopted and customised sdd-plus-superpowers SDD schema, integrating AI-driven brainstorming, TDD, code review, and git worktrees into a structured delivery workflow with Claude Code and OpenCode

Senior Software Developer

SAP Customer Experience, Munich

Mar 2018 - Oct 2021

• Designed and implemented backend microservices (Go, Node.js, OpenAPI, Docker, K8s)
• Maintained CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins) and end-to-end testing frameworks
• Conducted API stress tests with Locust, optimizing performance under production-scale loads
• Mentored junior developers and served as Scrum Master

System DevOps

Hybris Software GmbH, Munich

Jan 2016 - Feb 2018

• Provided consultancy support and technical advice for private cloud platforms
• Built internal tools for DevOps automation (Java, Spring Boot, Bash, MySQL)

Research Engineer

DOCOMO Communications Laboratories Europe, Munich

Sep 2011 - Dec 2015

• Conducted applied research in augmented reality and indoor localization (Android prototypes, DASH video streaming)
• Presented technology demos at major events including NTT DOCOMO R&D Open House 2011 (Japan)

Master of Engineering in Mobile Computing

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Jun 2009 - Aug 2011

• Published two Android games on Google Play Store
• Conducted research in augmented reality and mobile visualization, publishing 6+ conference papers and a book chapter
• Supervised undergraduate dissertations and received multiple awards, including the Splash Award from the Singapore Computer Society

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Sep 2006 - May 2009

• Final year dissertation on P2P multicast traffic theory
• Received Dean's List award in 2006 and 2009

Diploma of Merit in Mechatronic Engineering

Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore

2003 - 2006

• Designed and implemented a vision-controlled entertaining robot
• Received multiple awards, including the Innovative Mechanism Design Award and Book Prizes for best performance

• W. Kiess, Yuan Xun Gu, S. Thakolsri, M. R. Sama and S. Beker, "SimpleCore: A connectionless, best effort, no-mobility-supporting 5G core architecture," 2016 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC), Kuala Lumpur, 2016, pp. 367-372.
• A. Al-Nuaimi, R. Huitl, S. Taifour, S. Sarin, X. Song, Yuan Xun Gu, E. Steinbach, M. Fahrmair, "Towards location recognition using range images," 2013 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME2013), Workshop on Hot Topics in 3D (Hot3D), San Jose, USA

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