Alexander Unruh designs and leads scalable, AI-enabled platforms – combining software architecture, application management and practical AI integration for businesses that want reliability, not hype.
CTO, architect, and long-term consultant at the intersection of systems, platforms, and AI.
Alexander Unruh is an experienced technology leader and consultant with a long history in software architecture and application management. He combines strategic thinking with a hands-on understanding of how systems behave under real-world constraints – performance, teams, budgets and timelines.
Over two decades, he has worked across multiple industries and digital platforms, designing and evolving systems that remain maintainable while the business around them changes.
Today his work centers on making AI an integral, reliable layer in existing technology landscapes – not an isolated experiment. That includes architecture decisions, integration into backends and workflows, and helping teams adapt to new capabilities without losing stability.
Selected areas shaping current work and consulting engagements.
Designing how AI components fit into platforms: where they add value, how they are monitored, and how they interact with existing services, data stores and user-facing products.
Architecture for systems that need to evolve: modular, observable and designed around real usage patterns. From integration layers to services and client-facing applications.
Keeping critical applications running while improving them – release by release. Balancing new features, technical debt reduction and operational stability.
Working with leadership and teams to align priorities, clarify technical options, and make decisions that are understandable, defendable and implementable.
Condensed view of two decades in technology, architecture and consulting.
For discussions about architecture, AI strategy, modernization projects or long-term consulting.
Email: alexander@unruh.ch
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