Markus Heiser
.Net Consultant at 42cloudz GmbH
Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolMarkus Heiser is a .NET consultant and seasoned software engineer with over 15 years in IT, blending hands‑on development, agile product management, and cloud-enabled architectures. He has deep experience in backend and DevOps work—evidenced by contributions to notable open-source projects like the privacy-respecting searx metasearch engine and the matrix-nio Python client—where he improved build, Docker, testing and client features. His industry experience spans banking and insurance (Commerzbank, State Street, Swiss & Global, R+V) as well as medical and lab automation systems at Tecan, where he applied AI for image and signal analysis and built schedulers for laboratory workflows. As founder and Geschäftsführer of 42cloudz he combines technical delivery with leadership and product thinking, and currently consults at akili:innovation. A planned sabbatical and extensive travel reflect strong adaptability and a global perspective that he brings to cross-functional teams. He pairs pragmatic engineering (TDD, CI/CD, WPF/.NET) with continuous learning to turn complex domain requirements into reliable, testable solutions.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom, Informatik (Computer Science), Diplom, Informatik (Computer Science) at Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
Github Skills (17)
asynchronous10
matrix10
python10
api-design10
async10
testing10
bash10
asyncio10
gnu-make9
dockers9
cicd9
makefile9
docker9
web-development8
webapp8
Programming languages (24)
Github contributions (5)
searx/searx
Jan 2016 - Aug 2022
Privacy-respecting metasearch engine
Role in this project:
Back-end & DevOps Engineer
Back-end & DevOps EngineerContributions:224 reviews, 558 commits, 181 PRs in 6 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Markus's contributions primarily focused on improving the infrastructure and backend components of the searx metasearch engine. They implemented enhancements to the build process by introducing a Makefile, Docker configuration and setting up virtual environments. Their work also included fixing bugs, optimizing settings, and maintaining the code, especially by adding test support.
pythonmetasearchmetasearch-engineprivacysearch-engine
matrix-nio/matrix-nio
Jun 2019 - Mar 2020
A Python Matrix client library, designed according to sans I/O (http://sans-io.readthedocs.io/) principles
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:14 commits in 8 months
Contributions summary:Markus primarily contributed to the `matrix-nio` library by fixing typos, deprecating and renaming functions, implementing a new `m.tag` event, and adding logout functionality. They also added new features related to room avatars. These changes demonstrate a focus on improving the library's functionality and maintaining code quality. The user worked on both core client and data models, integrating updates and addressing edge cases within the library.
pythonprinciplessans-ioclient-librarymatrix
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