Summary
Markus P is a Berlin-based full stack JavaScript developer and founder with 12 years of experience building web and mobile applications and leading engineering teams. He has held senior technical roles including Technical Lead at Palantir and Co-Founder & CTO of a startup, and now runs Code8 consulting for SMBs where he combines hands-on development with strategic software guidance. His background includes research and teaching at the Hasso Plattner Institute and practical product delivery as a team lead at neXenio and D-LABS, giving him both academic rigor and startup execution chops. Comfortable across front-end, back-end, and mobile stacks, Markus is known for translating complex requirements into production-ready systems and for mentoring teams through scaling challenges. An interviewer and communicator by trade—he once conducted high-profile interviews during his time as IT-Gipfelblogger—he brings clear stakeholder engagement to technical projects.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) IT-Systems Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.) IT-Systems Engineering at Hasso Plattner Institute