Sebastian Tiedtke

Sebastian Tiedtke is the CTO and Co-Founder of Stateful, Inc., a position he has held since December 2020. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he has a strong background in technology and software development, particularly in automated testing and DevOps practices.

Professional Background

• Smallstep: Prior to his role at Stateful, Tiedtke served as the Chief Technology Officer at Smallstep from October 2018 to November 2020, focusing on end-to-end encryption for distributed systems.
• Dapphero: He was the founder of Dapphero, where he developed business strategies and recruited a founding team before selling the business.
• Sauce Labs: His extensive experience includes various roles at Sauce Labs, where he progressed from Senior Software Developer to Director of Engineering. He played a significant role in developing popular tools like Appium and contributed to the company's growth through innovative product strategies.

Education

Tiedtke has a specialized education in computer science and software development from Berufsschule für Informationstechnik in Munich, Germany. He also completed the Berkeley Executive Leadership Program at the University of California, Berkeley in 2017.

Skills and Contributions

He is proficient in both English and German and is recognized for his contributions to open-source projects in the DevOps community. His work often emphasizes improving documentation practices in engineering through interactive tools like Runme Notebooks.

Tiedtke's career reflects a commitment to advancing technology solutions that enhance software development processes and security across platforms.