Hi, I'm Rene

Founder of Troppo Tech & Primary Software Engineer

I'm an AWS Certified Solutions Architect and senior software engineer based in Queensland, Australia. With over 10 years of experience building web applications for clients in Europe and Australia, I help businesses get custom software that actually works — without the agency price tag.

What makes me different:

One point of contact. One developer. You work directly with the person building your product.
I use AI tools in my workflow - GitHub Copilot and Claude Code help me deliver faster without cutting corners.
Agency background, solo-dev flexibility - I've worked on projects for Porsche, Schaeffler, and 1&1 AG, but I operate lean.

What I Build

I focus on three things:

Custom Web Applications & MVPs - Internal dashboards, customer portals, APIs. Built with React, Next.js, Node.js.
Headless CMS & E-commerce - Flexible content management and custom storefronts using Contentful, Sanity, Strapi, or Shopify.
Contract Development - I join your team on a short-term or ongoing basis. Remote-first, experienced with Agile.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneschoen/

Testimonials

“Even in extreme situations and under extraordinary time pressure, he consistently delivered high-quality results.”

Dr. Albrecht Hoene

Board Member, Syncwork AG

“Rene possesses excellent and comprehensive technical expertise, which he applied extremely effectively and successfully - even on the most difficult tasks.”

Stefan Messerknecht

Managing Partner, hmmh multimediahaus AG

Porsche Charging Pre-Check

The Porsche Charging Pre-Check allowed prospective buyers to determine the optimum charging solution for their new EV purchase.

React
Contentful
Multilingual CMS
Customisable for each Marketing Domain Worldwide
Headless Architecture

Career Highlights

Throughout my career, I've had the privilege of working on challenging and impactful projects, both here in Australia and in Europe, including a long tenure as a Senior Software Engineer at hmmh multimediahaus AG, Germany's leading digital agency. I have extensive experience collaborating effectively within both small, focused teams and larger, multi-disciplinary groups, consistently applying Agile development methodologies (including Scrum and Kanban) to deliver high-quality solutions. Some notable accomplishments include:

Building Custom Internal Tools: I designed and deployed a specialized Skills Finder web app (Angular/Material UI frontend with a PHP REST API) for an organization of over 300 employees. This was crucial for assembling project teams and was later expanded to include a seating plan for capacity management during COVID.
High-Profile Client Solutions: I developed diverse web projects for major clients such as Porsche's Charging Pre-Check as well as multi-year work on the Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket and Repxpert platforms
Headless CMS Integration: Implementation of a custom multidomain Headless CMS system utilising a React.js frontend coupled with a Strapi REST API for Syncwork AG.

Syncwork AG

Custom built from the ground up to meet the specific needs of Syncwork's marketing department, this feature packed system allowed publishing to multiple subdomains.

React
Strapi API
Multi-Subdomain Capabilities
Headless Architecture