Marcel Schmitz
Freelance at Codeable
Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal
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Top SchoolMarcel Schmitz is a seasoned software engineer and founder with 11+ years building high-performance eCommerce and content platforms, currently leading Pluginslab and freelancing through Codeable. He blends hands-on expertise in WooCommerce, Gutenberg plugins, native iOS/Android apps, and scalable SaaS architecture with leadership experience as Head of Software Engineering at SiliconDales and CTO at HelloDev. Marcel specializes in performance tuning for high-volume stores where milliseconds impact revenue, plus AI strategy and LLM integrations to modernize workflows. He has deep experience integrating payment gateways, ERPs, bookings, subscriptions, and custom Gutenberg blocks for enterprise clients. Fluent in English, German, Portuguese and Spanish and based in Porto, he pairs technical depth with product-focused consulting and a history of mentoring teams. Away from code he produces music and practices photography, bringing a creative eye to both UX and technical solutions.
11 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Abitur High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, Abitur High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at Deutsche Schule zu PortoEngineer's degree Computer Science, Engineer's degree Computer Science at Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto
German, English, Portuguese
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Github Skills (86)
swiftui10
pie-chart10
charts9
wordpress9
hero9
database9
swift9
mpandroidchart9
realtime9
realm9
coreanimation9
ios9
wordpress-plugin9
php9
transition9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
schmitzoide/wplocal
Nov 2016 - Jan 2020
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch, 1 issue in 3 years 2 months
pluginslab/pl-gutenberg-boilerplate
Nov 2022 - Jan 2023
Contributions:11 commits in 2 months
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