Marcus Wentz
Freelance Software Engineer at Stealth Startup
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMarcus Wentz is a freelance software engineer with four years of hands-on experience building front-end experiences and testing complex systems across web3 and automotive domains. He contributed UI work to the Taiko rollup project, implementing MetaMask integrations and ecosystem partner features for a notable Ethereum scaling stack. Marcus has practical blockchain testing experience from an internship at the Ethereum Foundation where he diagnosed and helped patch a Geth Merge Engine bug and validated EVM behavior against multiple EIPs. His background in electrical engineering and roles at Stellantis and IPG Photonics give him a systems-minded approach to networked software and embedded automation. Comfortable moving between Python, Go, and front-end stacks, he blends low-level diagnostic rigor with product-focused UI shipping. Colleagues describe him as a curious engineer who bridges firmware-level thinking with user-facing web3 interfaces.
5 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Science - AS Engineering Science, Associate of Science - AS Engineering Science at The City University of New YorkBachelor's degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor's degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Stony Brook University
Github Skills (7)
javascript10
website-development10
front-end-development10
react10
taiko9
ethereum8
zk7
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
taikoxyz/taiko-mono
Jun 2023 - Dec 2023
A based rollup protocol for Ethereum🥁
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:155 reviews, 89 PRs, 84 pushes in 5 months
Contributions summary:Marcus primarily contributed to the website component of the Taiko project. Their work included implementing features such as connecting to MetaMask networks, adding new ecosystem partners, and updating the documentation. The commits demonstrate a focus on user interface elements, incorporating new features and updating existing ones.
ethereumrolluptaikolayer2zk
shardeum/shardeum-docs
Jul 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:6 reviews, 292 commits, 370 PRs in 6 months
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