Markus Tacker
Software Engineer at Nordic Semiconductor ASA
Oslo, Norway
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RockstarMarkus Tacker is a software engineer in Oslo with 18 years’ experience specializing in embedded systems and serverless cloud for cellular IoT. He contributes to prominent projects like the nRF Connect SDK, integrating AWS IoT and Azure IoT Hub on the nRF9160 and adapting the asset tracker to real-world cloud backends. A pragmatic problem-solver, he blends low-level firmware work with cloud architectures to deliver end-to-end IoT solutions. He’s active in the community as a mentor, speaker and conference builder, bringing developer-focused perspective to engineering decisions. An outdoors enthusiast who camps and travels by van, he often translates field-testing insights into more resilient device and connectivity designs.
18 years of coding experience
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (22)
azure-iothub10
iot10
sys10
aws-iot10
embedded10
iot-devkit10
mqttnet9
c119
mqtt9
c179
nrf919
documentation7
cache-control6
react6
amazon-s36
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
nrfconnect/sdk-nrf
Dec 2019 - Sep 2022
nRF Connect SDK main repository
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:474 reviews, 26 commits, 43 PRs in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Markus primarily contributed to the nRF Connect SDK, focusing on the integration of various cloud services, particularly AWS IoT and Azure IoT Hub, within the context of the nRF9160 platform. Their work involved modifying and extending existing libraries for cloud communication, including the AWS IoT and Azure IoT Hub libraries, and adapting the asset tracker application to utilize these cloud backends. The user also updated documentation and made enhancements to date formatting.
connect-sdknrf-connect-sdkinfinibandlteppp
NordicPlayground/nrf-docker
Apr 2022 - Dec 2022
Dockerfile example for building nRF Connect SDK applications with GitHub Actions
Contributions:4 reviews, 61 commits, 83 PRs in 8 months
zephyrdockerfiledependenciesnrfdocker-image
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