William Lannen
About William Lannen
William Lannen is a Principal Backend Engineer with extensive experience in backend development and authentication protocols. He has held various roles in notable companies, including Backbase, where he currently leads the Web Journeys team.
Current Role at Backbase
William Lannen serves as a Principal Backend Engineer at Backbase since 2022. In this role, he leads the Web Journeys team within the Identity Value Stream, focusing on developing authentication journeys. His responsibilities include designing and implementing backend solutions that enhance user authentication processes.
Previous Experience at Backbase
William Lannen has held multiple positions at Backbase. He worked as a Lead Backend Developer for 7 months in 2018, where he contributed to backend development projects. He later served as an Engineering Manager from 2018 to 2021 for 3 years, overseeing engineering teams and project delivery.
Career Background
William Lannen has a diverse career in software engineering. He worked at Sapiens as a Technical Consultant from 2013 to 2015, and at Distributed By Design as a Cardano Developer & Consultant for 7 months in 2021. His earlier experience includes roles at FIS Software as a Technical Designer / C++ Developer from 2004 to 2009, and at Atos as an Enterprise Java Developer from 2010 to 2011.
Education and Expertise
William Lannen studied at the University of South Wales, where he earned a BSc (Hons) in Computing with a 1st classification from 2001 to 2004. He possesses expertise in implementing authentication protocols such as Keycloak and OIDC, and has extensive experience with Java frameworks, including Spring and Spring Boot. He also utilizes OpenAPI and JWT in backend development and has a strong background in JPA for database management.