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# Dennis Schmidt
Application development lead building user-focused credit tools at Finanz Informatik.

## About

Dennis Schmidt leads application development for private lending at Finanz Informatik. He builds credit tools by prioritizing direct customer feedback over internal assumptions. Since joining the team in 2017, he has focused on turning user needs into practical software.

Recently stepping into his first leadership role, Dennis brings a fresh viewpoint to growing technical teams. He broke down his transition from a specialist to a manager during his talk on successful talent development. For Dennis, shipping a great product requires combining modern workflows with genuine user input.



## Past Sessions

### World Congress 2024 · July 17, 2024
Berlin, Germany
- [Successful talent development: A joint journey of executives and talents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1002-successful-talent-development-a-joint-journey-of-executives-and-talents) · 30 min · 🎥 Watch recording



## Videos

- [Successful talent development: A joint journey of executives and talents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1002-successful-talent-development-a-joint-journey-of-executives-and-talents) · Dennis Schmidt, Julia Schroeder, Stefan Menschner, Tabitha Kleine