2424 < img class ="is-rounded " src ="images/lars.jpeg " alt ="Profile image Lars Richter ">
2525 </ figure >
2626 < h4 class ="title is-4 "> Hi, I'm Lars Richter 👋</ h4 >
27- < h5 class ="subtitle is-6 has-text-grey "> VP Engineering, Developer, Father & Husband</ h5 >
27+ < h5 class ="subtitle is-6 has-text-grey "> Group VP Engineering, Developer, Father & Husband</ h5 >
2828 < div class ="content has-text-left ">
2929 < p >
30- I'm the VP Engineering @ ParshipMeet Group located in Hamburg, Germany.
30+ I'm the Group VP Engineering @ ParshipMeet Group located in Hamburg, Germany.
3131 I love working with people and code. I'm interested in software craftsmanship, unit testing,
3232 accessibility, modern leadership approaches, and a lot of other stuff.
3333 </ p >
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6161 </ figure >
6262 </ div >
6363 < div class ="media-content ">
64- < p class ="title is-4 "> VP Engineering @ ParshipMeet Group</ p >
65- < p class ="subtitle is-6 "> June 2023 - < span class ="tag is-info "> today</ span > </ p >
64+ < p class ="title is-4 "> Group VP Engineering @ ParshipMeet Group</ p >
65+ < p class ="subtitle is-6 "> November 2025 - < span class ="tag is-info "> today</ span > </ p >
66+ < p >
67+ In November 2025, I was honored to be promoted to the role of < strong > Group VP Engineering</ strong > at ParshipMeet Group.
68+ In this elevated position, I oversee the entire engineering division, guiding a talented team of over 100 engineers.
69+ </ p >
70+ < p >
71+ In this new role, I am not only responsible for the Matchmaking brands < strong > eharmony</ strong > , < strong > Parship</ strong > , and < strong > ElitePartner</ strong > ,
72+ but also for our Social Dating brands < strong > MeetMe</ strong > , < strong > Skout</ strong > , < strong > Tagged</ strong > , < strong > Lovoo</ strong > , < strong > Growlr</ strong > ,
73+ as well as the video streaming platform < strong > Yapp</ strong > .
74+ </ p >
75+ < p class ="title is-6 "> < i class ="fa fa-map-marked-alt highlight-color "> </ i > Location</ p >
76+ < div class ="tags are-medium ">
77+ < span class ="tag "> Hamburg</ span >
78+ </ div >
79+ < p class ="title is-6 "> < i class ="fa fa-lightbulb highlight-color "> </ i > Skills</ p >
80+ < div class ="tags are-medium ">
81+ < span class ="tag "> Leadership</ span >
82+ < span class ="tag "> Strategic Thinking</ span >
83+ < span class ="tag "> Change Management</ span >
84+ < span class ="tag "> Agile Methodologies</ span >
85+ < span class ="tag "> Stakeholder Management</ span >
86+ < span class ="tag "> Team Building</ span >
87+ < span class ="tag "> Mentoring</ span >
88+ </ div >
89+ </ div >
90+ </ div >
91+ < hr >
92+ < div class ="media ">
93+ < div class ="media-left ">
94+ < figure class ="image is-64x64 ">
95+ < img src ="images/PMG.png " alt ="ParshipMeet Group Logo ">
96+ </ figure >
97+ </ div >
98+ < div class ="media-content ">
99+ < p class ="title is-4 "> VP Engineering Matchmaking @ ParshipMeet Group</ p >
100+ < p class ="subtitle is-6 "> June 2023 - October 2025</ p >
66101 < p >
67102 Since my promotion to the team lead position, I’ve had the privilege of growing into even more leadership roles.
68103 First being promoted to < strong > Head of Engineering</ strong > in June 2023,
69- and most recently stepping into the role of < strong > VP Engineering</ strong > in June 2025.
104+ and most recently stepping into the role of < strong > VP Engineering Matchmaking </ strong > in June 2025.
70105 In this capacity, I lead a dynamic team of over 50 engineers driving the development of our platform,
71106 which powers three leading matchmaking brands: eharmony, Parship, and ElitePartner.
72107 My responsibilities span development, quality assurance, cross-functional collaboration,
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76111 < div class ="tags are-medium ">
77112 < span class ="tag "> Hamburg</ span >
78113 </ div >
114+ < p class ="title is-6 "> < i class ="fa fa-lightbulb highlight-color "> </ i > Skills</ p >
115+ < div class ="tags are-medium ">
116+ < span class ="tag "> Leadership</ span >
117+ < span class ="tag "> Strategic Thinking</ span >
118+ < span class ="tag "> Change Management</ span >
119+ < span class ="tag "> Agile Methodologies</ span >
120+ < span class ="tag "> Stakeholder Management</ span >
121+ < span class ="tag "> Team Building</ span >
122+ < span class ="tag "> Mentoring</ span >
123+ </ div >
79124 </ div >
80125 </ div >
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