Summary
Marcel Naef is a Zurich-based senior software engineer with over 10 years of experience building user-focused web solutions as a Full Stack developer and long-term freelancer. He specializes in frontend technologies, accessibility (WCAG), and CMS integrations—particularly WordPress and NEOS—helping clients like Swiss federal agencies and major financial institutions deliver polished, performant sites. Marcel blends hands-on engineering with product thinking, having shaped internal tooling and development standards at Jung von Matt TECH while steadily offering end-to-end services to agency partners. An entrepreneur at heart, he previously founded Switzerland’s first fully contactless coworking space, reflecting a practical knack for marrying design, smart tech and operational workflows. Currently active in community work for WordCamp Europe and transitioning into a senior role at Hayloft-IT, he brings both agency-scale delivery experience and a freelancer’s adaptability to complex digital projects.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Wirtschaftsgymnasium West
CAS FrontEnd engineering FrontEnd engineering, CAS FrontEnd engineering FrontEnd engineering at HSR Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil
Wirtschaftsabitur Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Wirtschaftsabitur Wirtschaftswissenschaften at AKAD
Diplomarbeit Marketing/Marketing-Management allgemein, Diplomarbeit Marketing/Marketing-Management allgemein at ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Eidg. Invalidenversicherung IV-Stelle Luzern
Eidg. Dipl. Marketingplaner Marketing, Eidg. Dipl. Marketingplaner Marketing at SAWI
CAS
English, German, French, Afrikaans