Florian Berchtold

Florian Berchtold is a Principal Software Engineer at Zipline since November 2024, previously serving as a Senior Software Engineering Manager and Staff Software Engineer at Luminar Technologies from September 2020 to November 2024. Prior experience includes a role as a Senior Automotive Software Developer at Samsung Electronics from April 2019 to August 2020, and a significant tenure at MAN Truck & Bus AG from July 2011 to March 2019 as a Funktionsentwickler Antriebstrang and Werkstudent, focusing on drivetrain ECU development and serial hybrid bus software. Earlier in the career, Florian worked as a Java Software Developer at Tiroler Gebietskrankenkasse from August 2007 to August 2008. Florian holds a Master of Science in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation from the Technical University of Munich and a Bachelor of Science from MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®, with additional studies at UNSW in solar cells and robot design.