Sebastian Schaffert

Senior Engineering Manager (Apps and Serving SRE) at Google

Sebastian Schaffert currently manages the Apps and Serving Site Reliability Engineering teams at Google Zurich, overseeing crucial services like Search Backend, Knowledge Graph, Calendar, and Meet, ensuring optimal reliability and performance.

Before his role at Google, Sebastian served as the CTO and co-founder of RedLink GmbH, led the 'Knowledge and Media Technologies' department at Salzburg Research, and was a part-time lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences (FH) Salzburg.

Sebastian Schaffert holds a diploma in Computer Science from the University of Munich, Germany, earned in 2001, and completed his PhD (Dr. rer.nat.) in 2004 at the same institution. His expertise spans project management, software engineering, system administration, and significant contributions to Open Source projects like Apache Marmotta and Apache Stanbol.

Moreover, Sebastian is an avid publisher of articles in scientific journals and conferences, showcasing his commitment to knowledge dissemination and academic community engagement.