Marc-andré Lemburg
CEO Chief Solution Architect at Python Meeting Düsseldorf
Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolMarc-andré Lemburg is a veteran Python core developer and entrepreneur with over 30 years in IT, founding and leading eGenix.com as CEO and Chief Solution Architect to deliver large-scale Python solutions and consulting worldwide. He designed and implemented Python’s Unicode integration (PEP 100), contributed key standard-library pieces and tooling, and remains an influential PSF and EuroPython contributor and former board member. Marc‑André blends hands-on backend expertise—evident in contributions to projects like setuptools and python.org—with senior technical leadership from roles such as CTO at Point Nine and organizer of major Python conferences. He’s known for bridging management and engineering, scaling systems on AWS for fintech use cases, and coaching teams in pragmatic Python application design. A less obvious strength is his long-term stewardship of Python ecosystem quality through benchmarks, codecs, and packaging improvements that quietly power many production deployments.
25 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Dipl.-Math., Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Dipl.-Math., Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science at University of Düsseldorf
English, German, French
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Github Skills (18)
multiplatform10
python10
django10
packaging10
build-system10
cross-platform10
html-template10
python-templates10
code-templates10
distutils10
apptemplates10
cpp-templates10
emailjs9
e-mail9
mailer9
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
python/pythondotorg
Mar 2014 - Nov 2022
Source code for python.org
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 97 commits, 115 PRs in 8 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Marc-andré primarily contributed to the Python-based back-end of the python.org website. Their work involved fixing a bug in the email address for a mailing list, updating the jobs section, and reordering the job entry form fields. They also made several changes related to the job board functionality, including adding review features, enabling email notifications, and addressing issues in the job submission process. These changes demonstrate a focus on maintaining and improving the core functionality of the website.
pythonpython3psf
pypa/setuptools
Jan 2001 - Feb 2011
Official project repository for the Setuptools build system
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:20 commits in 10 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Marc-andré primarily contributed to the build and distribution process of the `setuptools` library. They modified code related to compiler determination, backward compatibility, and OS-specific build processes, like the handling of OS/2 systems. Additionally, they made changes to scripting and packaging components, suggesting a focus on improving the library's usability and compatibility across different platforms and Python versions.
setuptoolsbuild-system
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