Max Morlocke
Chief Technology Officer at Upsolve
Columbus, Ohio, United States
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Top SchoolMax Morlocke is a seasoned technology leader and serial founder with 12 years of experience scaling product and engineering teams through hypergrowth, exits, and YC-backed startups. Currently CTO at Upsolve, he blends hands-on software and automation work with a practiced talent for building learning-focused, accountable cultures that thrive under pressure. He’s co-founded multiple startups (TrueBiz, Flight Penguin, Lexria) and led early-stage engineering at YC-backed MineralSoft through a successful acquisition. Max pairs a strong mathematical background with deep product instincts to simplify complex workflows—turning multi-day processes into hour-long experiences—and has repeatedly steered teams to measurable customer impact. Based in Columbus, Ohio, he’s comfortable both in the weeds of code and at the strategic table, with a track record of practical pivots informed by frontline operational experience.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Mathematics, B.S. Mathematics at The Ohio State University
Spanish
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Github Skills (96)
python10
rest-api10
django10
api10
rest10
bag10
mixpanel10
analytics-tracking10
django-rest-framework10
custom-events10
visitors9
plausible-analytics9
django-graphql9
graphql-python9
log-in9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
mirumee/ariadne-django
Apr 2021 - Jul 2022
ariadne_django makes integrating ariadne and django together easier.
Contributions:5 releases, 13 reviews, 21 commits in 1 year 3 months
djangointegratingpythonariadne
maxmorlocke/presentations
Mar 2017 - May 2024
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 3 months
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