Software Architect · Embedded Systems Engineer · From X-Ray Physics to AI
Dr. Andrey Minkevich
I've spent 20+ years solving hard technical problems — first as a physicist reconstructing crystal strain fields from X-ray diffraction data, then as an embedded software engineer and architect building systems for autonomous driving, agricultural machinery, and premium home appliances. Now I'm channeling that experience into the next frontier: AI-augmented software engineering.
What I do
For 12+ years at ITK Engineering (a Bosch Group company), I worked across the full spectrum of embedded software development for clients including Bosch, Volkswagen, CARIAD, Daimler, John Deere, GM, and BSH/Gaggenau — moving fluidly between roles: developer, software integrator, software architect, system architect, product owner, project manager, and scrum master.
That breadth is deliberate. I'm most valuable where systems, teams, and disciplines intersect — where someone needs to understand the underlying system architecture and the product roadmap and why the team's velocity dropped last sprint.
Before industry, I earned a PhD in Theoretical Physics and spent a decade in research at institutions in Minsk, Marseille (CNRS), and Karlsruhe (KIT), publishing in journals including Physical Review B and developing scientific software used in commercial X-ray analysis tools.
At a glance
- PhD in Theoretical Physics
- 12+ years in automotive & industrial embedded systems
- Full role spectrum: developer → architect → product owner
- Currently: deep-diving into AI engineering & agentic workflows
- Based in Karlsruhe, Germany · EN / DE / RU