# Niklas Brandt (n1991)

> Design engineer based in Bremen, Germany. Available for freelance work in brand design, interaction design, frontend engineering, web animation, and UX consulting.

Niklas Brandt is a software engineer with 16+ years of experience building digital products. He works at the intersection of design and engineering: capable of handling projects from initial concept and brand identity through to production-grade frontend implementation and complex web animation. He is currently employed full-time in Bremen but actively accepts freelance and remote collaboration.

## Contact

- Email: mail@n1991.com
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nb1991
- GitHub: https://github.com/niklasbrandt
- Portfolio: https://n1991.com

## Services (Freelance / Remote Available)

- Brand Consulting and Brand Design
- Custom Software Development (React, JavaScript, modern frontend)
- User Experience Design (UX/UED) and Interaction Design
- UX Research
- Web Design and Web Development
- B2B2C E-Commerce Frontend Architecture
- Web Animation (GSAP, Three.js, Babylon.js)
- 3D Web Experiences and Immersive Media
- Agentic Engineering and AI System Design

## Skills and Tools

- Design: Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, Agentic Prototyping
- Frontend: React, JavaScript, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, SASS
- Animation: GSAP, CSS3 Transforms, Babylon.js, Three.js, React Three Fiber
- Engineering: Python, FastAPI, Docker, PostgreSQL, Qdrant
- Enterprise: SAP Commerce Cloud, B2B2C systems, design systems, component libraries

## Current Position

Software Engineer at hmmh multimediahaus AG (January 2018 to present). Full-time hybrid role in Bremen, Germany. Design and frontend engineering for enterprise clients. Primary project: frontend architecture for a large industrial client's global digital commerce presence, operating across 80+ countries with over 1 billion EUR annual revenue.

## Featured Projects

- openZero (2026): Self-hosted AI system built for absolute data sovereignty, running entirely on hardware you own. Background agents (crews) run on schedules to analyze your memory, calendar, and email, reaching out proactively via Telegram or WhatsApp. Z shares a live Kanban board (Planka) with you to track commitments from your conversations. Stack: Python, FastAPI, llama.cpp, Docker, PostgreSQL, Qdrant, Tailscale, SearXNG. Available at https://github.com/niklasbrandt/openzero
- ScoutJS (2026): Modular data pipeline and triage dashboard for crawling, aggregating, inspecting, and executing automated actions on structured items. Features pluggable scrapers, zero-config store (JsonStore/SqliteStore), per-target decision queues, dynamic action runners, and a dark-mode review dashboard with keyboard shortcuts and batch operations. Stack: Node.js, Express, Tailwind CSS, SQLite, TypeScript. Available at https://github.com/niklasbrandt/scoutjs
- Virtual Framework (2025): Modular framework for virtual exhibitions and immersive media spaces. Spatially maps text, photos, video, 3D models, and 360-degree panoramas onto interactive surfaces. Built with Babylon.js, supports VR Head-Mounted Displays.

## Extended Profile

- Full project archive, complete work history, and detailed capabilities: https://n1991.com/llms-full.txt