Microsoft MVP · Regional Director · Founder of software architects
Talks and Trainings by Rainer Stropek
Rainer Stropek – founder of software architects, Microsoft MVP and Regional Director – speaks at conferences in Austria, Germany and across Europe about AI agents, agentic coding, MCP, Azure and software architecture. As the developer of time cockpit, he shares experiences from real product development and project work – on stage and in corporate trainings.
- AI agents
- MCP
- Claude Code
- Azure
- Software architecture
- .NET and C#
Upcoming Talks & Workshops
Public Conferences and Workshops
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Past Talks
Conferences and workshops of the last 12 months
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Topics and Focus Areas
Rainer’s talks and trainings focus on the practical development and operation of modern software systems.
Agentic Coding and Harness Engineering
Coding agents such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot and OpenAI Codex in everyday development: AGENTS.md, skills, hooks, MCP and securing the agent harness
AI Agents and the Model Context Protocol
Function tools, MCP servers, skills and multi-agent systems in enterprise software
Software Architecture in Practice
Architectural decisions, their rationale and their impact on implementation and operation
Cloud Architectures and Operations
Design, operation and further development of cloud-based systems, especially in the SaaS environment
Web and API Architectures
Development of maintainable web applications and APIs, versioning, security and integration
Modern .NET and C#
Current language and platform features, including AI agents with C# and the Microsoft Agent Framework
Product Development and Long-term Maintainability
Experiences from the development and operation of time cockpit and other software systems
Interplay of Architecture, Code and Organization
How technical decisions influence teams, processes and further development
Want to apply what you learned in your own project? Custom software and architecture consulting by software architects
Request a talk or trainingAbout Rainer Stropek
Founder of software architects, Software Architect and Developer
More about Rainer and the team
Rainer Stropek is the founder of software architects as well as a software architect and developer. Microsoft has recognized him as a Microsoft MVP and Regional Director for many years.
As the company behind time cockpit, we have been developing and operating our own software product for years and realize custom projects for companies. In doing so, we deal daily with architectural decisions, modern software development and the operation of distributed systems in the cloud.
This practical work forms the basis for Rainer’s talks and trainings. In recent years, the focus has been on AI agents and agentic coding, cloud architectures, software architecture in practice and modern web and .NET development, and the question of how new technologies – including AI-based tools – can be meaningfully integrated into existing development and operations processes.
The focus is not on individual frameworks or short-term trends, but on comprehensible decisions and their impact on code, maintainability, operation and further development of software systems. Topics are conveyed using real examples from product development and project work.
Rainer’s talks and trainings are aimed at developers, architects and teams who operate and further develop software in the long term. The goal is to make connections understandable, classify technological developments and provide concrete impulses for daily work.
