Patrick Dorfer is a product designer at Dynatrace with a passion for cutting through the noise and building what matters.
Before that, he worked across IoT and consultancy for clients like Electrolux and Audi, having started out as a chef before moving into tech.
Dynatrace
Senior Product Designer II
Apr 2026 - Present
Electrolux
Product Design Leadership
Aug 2021 - Mar 2026
Patrick D.
Product Design Consultant
Apr 2018 - Jul 2021
Bejond
UX Design Consultant
Jan 2019 - May 2020
Audi
Product Designer
Jan 2017 - Mar 2018
Styleflasher
Developer
Mar 2014 - Feb 2016
La Linea
Designer
Sep 2012 - Mar 2014
Fine-Dining
Chef
Jan 2009 - Aug 2012
Work
Household Automations
Simplified daily routines for millions through automation.
AI-Driven Robot Vacuum
Changing the way we clean, forever.
Pollen-Aware Design
Smart outside. Comfortable inside.
SHAPE System
One system. Multiple brands. Every platform.
Unified App
Consolidated 20+ apps into one ecosystem.
Writing
Brains aren't filing cabinets, but most knowledge systems are.
A growing number of people are building their own personal AI systems. Not chatbots. Operating layers — skills, pipelines, memory, specialist agents that compound over time.
Sometimes you are the user
I joined the platform team at Dynatrace a month ago, after the last five years in consumer IoT. One of the first lessons has nothing to do with the technology.
Paddling out in the dark
Someone I follow posted about flying to Mexico, borrowing a 9.0, and paddling out before sunrise to catch the biggest wave of his life.
Had the pleasure to work with companies like
