Summary
Kai Dinghofer is a German software engineer and founder with nine years of experience delivering backend and cloud systems. As Co-Founder of RAZO Energy, he builds plug-and-play home automation for EV charging that uses PV surplus and real-time forecasting to minimize cost and maximize user comfort. He previously led cloud engineering at gridX, steering a team to deliver energy-management backends, scalable APIs, and digital twin enablement. His career also includes freelance software engineering for sustainability-focused companies and earlier roles at KISTERS AG, along with academic teaching and mentoring at FH Aachen. Based in Aachen, he holds an MEng in Computer Software Engineering from FH Aachen and blends hands-on development with leadership and a strong bias toward practical, deployable solutions.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng Computer Software Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng Computer Software Engineering at FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences
A Levels (German: Abitur, Allgemeine Hochschulreife), A Levels (German: Abitur, Allgemeine Hochschulreife) at Erkelenz, Cornelius-Burgh-Gymnasium
English, German, French, Korean, Indonesian