Marcus Hellberg
VP Of Products at Salofa Oy
San Jose, California, Finland
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Top SchoolMarcus Hellberg is a product and developer-relations leader with 15 years of hands-on engineering and go-to-market experience, currently serving as VP of Products at Vaadin. He pairs deep technical chops—evidenced by full-stack contributions to notable Vaadin and Spring Boot demo repos and PWA UI work—with commercial experience as a former key account manager, giving him a rare perspective on both developer needs and enterprise buying decisions. A seasoned speaker and community builder, he has presented at 100+ events, helped grow developer awareness, and authored educational content that accelerates product adoption. Marcus is known for defining clear purpose and autonomous teams, and for translating developer pain points into pragmatic product roadmaps. Unusually, his background combines dual MSc degrees in technology and business administration, enabling him to bridge engineering, product strategy, and sales fluently.
15 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
M.Sc. Economics and Business Administration, M.Sc. Economics and Business Administration at Åbo Akademi UniversityHigh School, High School at Mattlidens GymnasiumHigh School, High School at Canandaigua Academy
Finnish, Swedish, English, Spanish
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Github Skills (21)
javascript10
back-end-development10
vaadin10
ui-components10
polymer10
ui-design10
java10
databinding10
javas10
uid10
front-end-development10
pwapp10
spring-boot10
css9
html9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
vaadin/expense-manager-demo
Sep 2015 - Dec 2017
Progressive Web App (PWA) demo using Vaadin components
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:310 commits, 15 PRs, 248 pushes in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Marcus primarily focused on developing the user interface for a Progressive Web App (PWA) demo. Their contributions include implementing features like lazy loading and sorting for grid components, and adding API calls for data fetching. Additionally, the user refactored and made style changes for elements like the login page and overview panel to improve user experience and visual presentation. Furthermore, the user added and connected a Vaadin upload component for the addition of receipt images.
pwa-boilerplatevaadin-componentsprogressivepwapwa-app
vaadin/flow-crm-tutorial
Jan 2020 - Jan 2023
Demo app for the Java Web App tutorial series
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 review, 168 commits, 20 PRs in 3 years
Contributions summary:Marcus contributed to the development of a CRM tutorial application. Their work involved implementing both front-end components, such as a contact grid with filtering, and back-end functionalities, including data binding and saving/deleting contacts. They actively integrated UI elements like forms, demonstrating a focus on creating a functional and user-friendly interface. The commits show the user's progression through the tutorial, reflecting hands-on experience with Vaadin and Spring Boot technologies.
spring-bootdemo-appjava-webjava-web-appjava
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