Summary
Markus Skallist is a seasoned software leader and current CTO at Norwegian food-tech startup Favrit with 13 years of experience building teams and products that connect technology to business outcomes. He progressed through engineering and architecture roles into executive leadership at Favrit, combining hands-on software delivery with strategic oversight. Markus excels at building development teams that ideate, ship, run, and support systems that deliver real user value while fostering safe, fun environments where people grow. He co-founded SKALLIST CONSULTING to broaden his impact advising organizations on engineering practices, cloud (.NET/Azure) and product-aligned tech strategy. An active communicator and educator, he writes, presents, and develops courses on software engineering, career growth, and technology leadership. Based in Oslo, he pairs academic grounding in software engineering with pragmatic experience turning complex requirements into practical, scalable solutions.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Software Engineering at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
Master of Science (MSc) Computer Software Engineering, Master of Science (MSc) Computer Software Engineering at IT-Universitetet i København
Norwegian, English, Danish