Marc Grol
Engineering Lead at Adyen
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Top SchoolMarc Grol is an engineering leader in Utrecht with 11+ years of experience helping teams turn ambiguous problems into simple, valuable solutions across payments, telecom, banking and healthcare. Currently leading product integrity and release readiness at Adyen, he combines hands-on engineering with a pragmatic, data-driven approach that previously helped 30 teams improve component reliability without stifling innovation. A coach and tech-lead who builds safe, high-performing teams, Marc is known for pushing back on over‑engineering and prioritizing cost, risk and business value. His consultancy background includes transforming vendor relationships, migrating critical services, and training dozens of engineers in language and process shifts. He pairs a master’s in physical geography with deep operational experience, bringing an analytical, systems-thinking mindset to software delivery. Colleagues describe him as a practical optimizer who leads by example and keeps work enjoyable.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Physical Geography, Master, Physical Geography at Utrecht University
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Github Skills (29)
speedup10
annotations10
whois10
golang10
database10
go-language9
web-development9
machine-learning7
google-cloud6
android6
cloud-storage6
image-viewer6
multithreading6
caching6
adyen5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
MarcGrol/forwardhttp
Jul 2019 - Nov 2021
Contributions:50 commits, 46 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 4 months
MarcGrol/sudoku
Nov 2015 - Dec 2020
Contributions:40 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 1 month
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