Ship It
A good solution today beats a perfect one in six months. Iteration beats specification.
Vision
We believe
Software is Craft.
Software should handle manual work. AI helps interpret content. Rules and people decide what happens next.
Mission
Not boring consulting.
What we do
We automate workflows between emails, documents and existing systems. AI interprets content. Rules, approvals and failure handling carry it through to action in the destination system.
What we don't do
Write 200-page concept docsEndless discovery phasesConsult without delivering
We build. We ship. We iterate.
For whom
For companies whose teams retype orders, check documents and chase approvals. We start with a clearly scoped workflow and acceptance criteria agreed together.
Commit history
Commit history.
- 2011First code. Java web apps in financial services. EJBs, application servers, waterfall. The hard school.
- 2017Mobile & Enterprise. REWE, Eurowings, mobile.de — big products, big teams, real scale.
- 2019Full freelance. Senior Freelancer & Technical Lead. Go, AWS, cloud-native. From mobile to backend to infrastructure.
- 2022International. Telia Stockholm, Bayer, RTL — enterprise platforms, cloud migrations, Go workshops.
- 2023Appetizer Labs. From freelancer to company. Rhede, Münsterland as home base, cloud-native as mission.
- 2025Open Source & SAP. Open Component Model — cloud-native supply chain security at enterprise level.
- NowYour project. What are you building next?
Principles
How we work.
Own It
We take responsibility. For the code, the architecture, the results. No excuses.
Keep It Simple
The best architecture is the simplest one that solves the problem. Overengineering is a bug.
Automate Everything
If it can be automated, it will be. CI/CD, IaC, testing — no manual toil.
Be Honest
If something sucks, we say so. If a technology doesn't fit, we advise against it. Even if it costs us revenue.
Teach & Share
We make ourselves obsolete. Knowledge transfer isn't a nice-to-have — it's part of the job.
Start a conversation
Which workflow is holding you back?
Describe the workflow and the systems involved. Together, we scope a pilot.
Get in touchinfo@appetizers.io