Patrick Bönzli
About Patrick Bönzli
Patrick Bönzli is the Co-Founder and CEO of SPOUD, a company specializing in event-streaming architectures and enterprise data solutions. With a background in software engineering and architecture, he has held various roles in prominent companies, including Google and Infineon Technologies, and has contributed significantly to the Swiss tech community.
Work at Spoud
Patrick Bönzli serves as the Co-Founder and CEO of SPOUD, a company that specializes in event-streaming architectures and enterprise data solutions. He has been in this role since 2016, contributing to the development of the company's product, Agoora, which provides a comprehensive platform for enterprise data management. Under his leadership, SPOUD has established itself as a skill leader in Switzerland for event-streaming architectures.
Previous Employment Experience
Prior to founding SPOUD, Patrick Bönzli held several positions in the technology sector. He worked at Google as a Software Engineer from 2007 to 2008, where he completed a master thesis. He also served as a Software Architect at Netcetera from 2010 to 2012 and as a Technical Project Lead at Fuji Xerox for one year during the same period. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Software Engineer at Infineon Technologies for four months in 2005.
Education and Expertise
Patrick Bönzli studied at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, where he earned a Dipl. El. Ing. ETH in Information Technology from 2001 to 2007. His educational background has provided him with a strong foundation in software engineering and architecture, which he has applied throughout his career in various roles within the tech industry.
Community Engagement and Speaking
Patrick Bönzli is actively involved in the Swiss Streaming Meetup community, which focuses on messaging and streaming technologies. He has participated as a speaker in various meetups and webinars, discussing topics such as the human side of Apache Kafka and microservices. His engagement in these discussions highlights his commitment to advancing knowledge in the field of event streaming.