Marcus Förster
Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter at Diversity Kartell GmbH
Berlin, Germany
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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 HeidelbergGaduated, Computer Science, Gaduated, Computer Science at Hochschule MannheimCurricula, Business Administration, Curricula, Business Administration at Universität Mannheim
Github Skills (200)
web-application10
compression10
php-library10
edtech10
barcodes10
file-sharing10
diaspora10
dock10
json-api10
openshift10
community-management10
sequel10
css10
laravel-package10
touchbar10
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
xerc/composer
Apr 2022 - Mar 2025
Dependency Manager for PHP
Contributions:1 PR, 19 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 11 months
phpdependency-manager
xerc/webp
Jul 2021 - Jul 2023
Contributions:8 PRs, 28 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years
cmstypo3-cms-extensiontypo3-cmstypo3webp
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