Co-founder · TechNinjas
Patrick Christen
Development, architecture and technical delivery for websites, shops and digital processes – personally, from Switzerland.
Patrick Christen
Technology & development
Patrick Christen builds the technical solutions behind TechNinjas. What matters to him is that they are not only modern, but reliable, understandable and maintainable long term.
More than ten years in software development taught him that the best solution is rarely the most complicated one. He analyses problems, automates workflows and turns complex requirements into simple solutions.
Focus areas
- Websites and shops with Next.js, WordPress and WooCommerce
- Technical SEO, performance and measurable visibility
- Automation and custom integrations for SMEs
Patrick Christen co-founded TechNinjas and delivers projects for Swiss SMEs personally – from idea to live system.
Who I am – and how I got here
I never planned to become a «software person». Yet almost everything I build at TechNinjas today leads there—just on my own path, with detours and clear lessons along the way.
Automation apprenticeship
I trained as an automation technician because I did not want to end up in an office. During the apprenticeship I still spent a lot of time at a desk—and it became clear: I am not bad with my hands, but I am stronger analytically and in structured work.
Studies instead of the cockpit
I briefly considered pilot training, then chose business informatics—not pure computer science, but with business mixed in. I wanted technology and operations to fit together.
Software development as a drive
At university, software development hooked me: building something technical and creative that suddenly handles tasks and makes things more efficient. That «it really works» feeling still drives me today.
MAS software architecture & AI
After my bachelor’s I went deeper with a Master of Advanced Studies—focus on software architecture, artificial intelligence, and applied informatics. So solutions not only run, but stay scalable and maintainable.
Industry & TechNinjas
For nearly ten years I worked in smaller and larger companies—from implementation to architecture. With TechNinjas I am self-employed, helping Swiss SMEs move forward digitally, personally and without detours.
In the “This or that” video on our about page, Patrick Christen answers quick either-or questions in under a minute—for example mountains or lake, distance or laps.