Marcus Förster
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolMarcus Förster is a Berlin-based technology entrepreneur and hands-on web engineer with 11+ years of experience building and advising digital products across startups and agencies. As Geschäftsführer of xerc UG and co-founder of laden 3.0, he blends long-term operational leadership with day-to-day development expertise in TYPO3, Laravel, Vue and vanilla CSS/JS. He routinely serves as interim CTO and web consultant for diverse clients—from trade & integration organizations to creative studios—helping bridge product, design and engineering. Marcus's background spans computer science, communication design and business administration, which informs a pragmatic approach to both architecture and UX. He also mentors early-stage ventures and contributes to technical strategy and implementation, often translating abstract requirements into concise, testable solutions. An experienced problem-solver, he favors elegant, reusable code patterns and pragmatic team coaching over one-size-fits-all frameworks.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Hospitant Computer Science, Hospitant Computer Science at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität HeidelbergCurricula Communication Design, Curricula Communication Design at Hochschule MannheimCurricula Business Administration, Curricula Business Administration at Universität Mannheim
Github Skills (200)
svg10
compression10
command-line-tool10
php-library10
file-sharing10
dock10
json-api10
user-experience10
sequel10
css10
laravel-package10
touchbar10
php10
oauth10
webp10
Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
xerc/sourceopt
Nov 2021 - Apr 2026
TYPO3 CMS Extension - sourceopt
Contributions:155 pushes, 6 branches in 4 years 5 months
typo3-cms-extension
xerc/news
Feb 2022 - May 2026
TYPO3 Extension news
Contributions:5 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 3 months
newstypo3typo3-cms-extensiontypo3-extension
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