Markus Poerschke is a Senior Software Developer based in Düsseldorf with 13 years of experience building backend and web applications using Golang, PHP, MySQL, Symfony, and TypeScript. He blends hands-on engineering with product-focused thinking, collaborating closely with product managers and customers to turn business needs into practical technical solutions. Markus has progressed through senior and leadership roles at companies like CHECK24, HelloFresh, trivago and Schüttflix, demonstrating an ability to scale teams and systems in fast-moving environments. An active open-source contributor, he has improved PHP iCal tooling by adding timezone support and nuanced date handling—an example of his attention to detail in interoperable systems. He holds a BSc and an MSc in IT-related fields from FOM, combining formal IT management training with deep implementation experience.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) IT-Management, Master of Science (M.Sc.) IT-Management at FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management
Contributions:23 releases, 34 reviews, 348 commits in 10 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Markus contributed to the development of the iCal-creator for PHP by adding, fixing, and modifying several components. Their work included adding setters to the Event component, fixing PropertyBag, and correcting Component and Event functionalities. The user also implemented the functionality to add time zone support and made changes to the date format. Furthermore, the user added a custom property to the component.
Contributions:10 releases, 118 commits, 66 PRs in 3 years 1 month
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Markus Poerschke - Senior Software Developer at Schüttflix