Summary
Benno Crombeen is a seasoned technology executive and founder with 15+ years building high-throughput, highly available marketing technology systems from the Netherlands. As a Fractional CTO and serial founder, he blends hands-on engineering across web, mobile (iOS) and backend stacks with strategic delivery leadership at scale. His technical breadth spans PHP, Objective-C, JavaScript, Java, Scala and Erlang, and deep experience with MySQL, Postgres, Elasticsearch, Redis and big-data tools like Spark and Presto. He has led large teams and programs (notably as CTO at Emark/VML) integrating complex martech ecosystems for global brands. An active contributor to open-source (improving FRAPI’s backend XML parsing, router refactor and test modernizations), he pairs pragmatic code-level fixes with architecture decisions. Benno’s background in biomedical sciences and continued professional certification reflects a curiosity-driven approach to solving complex, cross-disciplinary problems.
15 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Computer Software Engineering, BSc, Computer Software Engineering at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Sciences at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)
Professional Certificate, Professional Certificate at MIT xPRO