Oskar Kraak
Executing:
Collected data from a strategy game harder than Chess and Go. Gained enough traction that the devs asked to shut it down. Now using the data for AI training.
Exploring:
Improve filtered database replication for software field deployments in low-income countries.
Envisioning:
Throw it all away to start manufacturing export businesses in East Africa and spike GDP before AI takes manual labor and creates an unprecedented poverty trap. Looking for a co-founder who’s just as reckless.
Experience
Databricks: Software Engineering Intern
Berlin, Germany / Aug 2026 - Oct 2026
Startup: Software Engineer (contract)
Remote, Germany / Aug 2025 - Feb 2026
Barclays: Technology Developer Intern
Northampton, UK / Jun 2024 - Aug 2024
Amazon Web Services: Software Development Engineering Intern
Berlin, Germany / Jun 2023 - Sep 2023
Syncwork: Student Software Engineer (part-time)
Remote, Germany / Jan 2022 - May 2023
Education
M.Sc. Software Engineering: TU Munich (TUM), LMU Munich, Uni Augsburg
Augsburg, Germany / Oct 2025 - Sep 2027
- Elite Graduate Program geared towards the top 2% of students
- Max Weber Program scholar: merit-based scholarship awarded to the top 0.4% of students (selected by Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
B.Sc. Computer Science: Humboldt University of Berlin
Berlin, Germany / Oct 2021 - Sep 2025
Study Abroad: University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA, USA / Sep 2023 - Jun 2024
Classes taken for fun:
- Seminar: Startup Challenge (2026)
- Seminar: Private Schools - Social and Pedagogical Challenges (2025)
- Human Nutrition (2024)
- Intro to Cognitive Science (2023)
- German Civil Law (BGB AT) (audited, 2022)
Certifications:
- AI Safety Fundamentals: Alignment (BlueDot Impact) (2024)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (2023)
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (2023)
- Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English: C2 (2021)
Languages:
- German (native)
- English (C2)
- Spanish (B1/B2)
Extracurricular
Enactus Augsburg e. V.: Board Member, Core Project Member
Augsburg, Germany / Jan 2026 - Present
Effective Altruism Berlin: University Group Co-Organizer
Berlin, Germany / Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Triton FAANG Club: Founder
San Diego, CA, USA / Oct 2023 - Apr 2024
JGI Berlin & Brandenburg: Co-Organizer
Berlin, Germany / Oct 2022 - Sep 2023
Berliner Tafel e.V.: Volunteer
Berlin, Germany / May 2022 - Sep 2022
Competitions:
- Enactus Germany National Cup 2026: Ford Challenge Winner (5000€ project grant)
- University of Augsburg Startup Challenge 2026: 3rd place
- TUM.ai x Anthropic Hackathon 2025: 2nd place
- hackaTUM 2024 Hackathon: interhyp challenge 2nd place & community vote 2nd place
- Other hackathons: Stanford Treehacks 2024, HackMIT 2024, hackaTUM 2025
Up to date as of: October 2026