SKILLS
Java EE, Spring Boot, Docker
DevOps, AWS, Terraform, Ansible
Angular, JavaScript, CSS
CERTIFICATES
2026 Claude Code
2026 HashiCorp Terraform Associate 004
2024 AWS Certified DevOps Professional
2019 AWS Certified Developer Associate
2013 ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing
2012 Goethe Zertifikat C1 Zentrale Mittelstufenprüfung
EDUCATION
2013 University of Tartu, Bachelor in Science in Information Technology
LANGUAGES
English (fluent / bilingual), German (C1 fluent), Estonian (mother tongue), Russian (middle)
Pille Pärn
Senior Software Engineer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pilleip
DOB: 28.06.1980
Citizenship: Estonian
OCI: since 2013
EXPERIENCE
Over 20 years of experience as a Java programmer. AWS Certified Developer and DevOps. ISTQB Certified software tester.
01.12.2018 – now
Senior Software Engineer
adesso SE, Stuttgart, Germany
Back end Java Development with Spring Boot and Docker in local or AWS Environments in various projects for high profile clients in the Automotive and Insurance fields.
Own tasks: Developing and extending various adapters for communicating with external software modules for data transfer. REST API creation, Dockerization, Workflow optimization, Agentic AI.
Keywords: Automotive, Insurance, AI, AWS, DevOps, SpringBoot, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Grafana, Loki, OpenAPI, Agile, Scrum,
01.05.2017 – 30.11.2018
Programmer
Wünsch AG, Ditzingen, Germany
Full-Stack software development with Java EE, WildFly and DB2 for a German automotive customer. Optimizing and reengineering a complex workflow involving several departments of the car manufacturer over 1000 resellers and several software components.
Keywords: Automotive, Full-Stack Java Development, Workflow optimization
01.08.2013 – 30.04.2017
Software tester and developer
highQ Computerlösungen GmbH, Stuttgart/Freiburg, Germany
Manual and automated testing of the all-in-one solution for the management of public transport season ticket holders, occasional riders and school transport with support for all sales channels.
Business Intelligence solution for geodata visualization and data analysis
Keywords: Public transport, Complex tariff system, Chip Card printing and validation, Software Testing, Test automation with SilkTest and TestComplete, Business Intelligence, ETL, Jedox, Leaflet
01.09.2009 – 31.05.2013
QA Engineer
Playtech Estonia OÜ, Tartu, Estonia
Experience in an international company in the field of online casino gaming with high quality and strict regulatory demands.
Own tasks – manual and automated testing of new integrations like new gaming engines from bought in companies that had been integrated into Playtech ecosystem, new regulatory restrictions from various regions and markets, new login and payment methods, new multiplayer or jackpot systems. Redesign of the knowledge base.
Keywords: Agile methods, Integration testing, Regression testing, Smoke and sanity testing, GUI Test automation with Java, Selenium and Sikuli, Regulated Markets, Internationalization
01.10.2000 – 31.11.2007
Java Programmer
Trillian Infosüsteemid OÜ, Tartu, Estonia
Various projects in the fields of
- E-Commerce
- Reaal.ee internet shopping center inclusive programming the full front-end, organizing marketing campaigns, organizing and running logistics and managing leasing contracts;
- Banking
- Sampo Bank Direct debit system;
- Public Sector
- Road registry for Estonian Road Administration
- E-Statistics portal for Statistics Estonia
- Laboratory Information System for Estonian Genome Project
- Job Portal for Estonian Labour Market Board;
Own tasks: Software development with Java EE, SQL, HTML, CSS and JavaScript, Quality Assurance, Prototyping, Documentation
MEMBERSHIPS
Since 2010 ETL – Estonian Testing Board
Some reference solutions
Financial – TreLeS Technologies
Hosting and managing, initial template customization, setting up membership plugins. Custom solutions for internal tools.
Financial – Learn the Markets
Hosting and managing, initial template customization
Education – Stuudio Duende
Hosting and managing, initial template customization. Image editing for website and posters, audio editing for dance music
https://stuudioduende.ee
Education – Kalligalerii
Hosting and managing, setup of plugins
Kalligalerii
Automotive
I have been working on custom software solutions for various leading German car manufacturers
- Managing aftersales workflows for communication between manufacturer and dealerships
- Full-Stack development with J2EE, WildFly, JSF, DB2
- Managing fault reporting and recall planning state for car manufacturer
- Backend development with J2EE, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Scrum, Agile
- Wireless data transfer to vehicles for car manufacturer
- Techwriting
Public transport – Electronic ticketing system
Electronic Chipcard Ticketing system with e-ticket verification and chipcard printing modules for German public transport companies
- Test planning
- Manual testing
- Test automation with SmartBear TestComplete / JavaScript
- Data Analytics solution with Jedox
https://www.highq.de/en/mobility-solutions
Gaming – Casino game client
A casino game client is a high availability, highly customizable and regulated piece of software. The platform has strict rules and expectations of quality and adherrence to regulations of various countries. Also the monetary/mathematic accuracy is a crucial part of the game engine. Ensuring fair play has utmost priority.
- Software test management
- Exploratory testing
- Test automation of both the desktop application and web client written in Flash with Selenium/Sikuli and Java
- Testing the platform upgrades and integrations of new games from aquired/merged external companies and their proprietary platforms.
- Assurance of regulatory compliance for various countries where the game client was used.
- Knowledge management
- ISTQB Certification
https://www.playtech.com/products/casino
Government – Estonian Labour Board
Job applications database
Government – Agricultural Registries and Information Board
Application software for granting subsidies to agricultural companies
Government – Estonian Road Register
Handcrafted the frontend for the government information portal and reporting system about roads and their features.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190814163158/https://teeregister.mnt.ee/reet/home
Government – Statistics Estonia
Handcrafted the frontend for the government statistics portal.
https://web.archive.org/web/20061129141731/https://estat.stat.ee/
Biomedical – Estonian Genome Project
Laboratory infosystem – anonymized blood and genetic material probes went through a workflow in a clean room system with only barcode readers and printers, no keyboard usage.
E-Commerce – Reaal.ee
https://web.archive.org/web/20061230151428/http://www.reaal.ee/
Handcrafted the full frontend with HTML, CSS, JSP. Managed products and wholesale, leasing contracts with banks and customers and organized ad campaigns.
Financial – Sampo Bank / Danske Bank direct debit system
Financial – Swedbank internal software
Corporate website
Trillian Infosüsteemid OÜ
https://web.archive.org/web/20070617020031/http://www.trillian.ee/