Jan Marker is a Senior Software Engineer based in Frankfurt with 16 years of experience building and architecting Qt/C++ applications and CI systems for enterprise and scientific settings. He combines hands-on full-stack development—evidenced by contributions to the popular Buildbot CI project improving both UI and REST API—with team leadership as a project manager and lead architect. Known for training international teams in Qt/QML, he thrives in small, focused teams where data-driven problem solving guides development and deployment. His background in computational neuroscience (MS thesis on cortical dynamics) gives him a research-informed approach to complex systems and long-term maintainability.
16 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science at Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW)
High School, High School at Sankt Lioba Schule
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Goethe University Frankfurt
Python-based continuous integration testing framework; your pull requests are more than welcome!
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:2 reviews, 16 commits, 13 PRs in 5 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Jan primarily worked on enhancing the UI and backend components of the Buildbot framework. They introduced features such as defining a default group within the web interface and modified build status indicators in the waterfall view. Additionally, the user addressed issues related to tag filters and REST API functionalities, improving the overall user experience and functionality. These contributions suggest a focus on both frontend and backend development.
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