Phil Hofmann
Co-Founder & CEO at 200ok GmbH
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolPhil Hofmann is a seasoned software leader and entrepreneur with 16 years of experience building products and engineering teams, currently serving as Co-Founder & CEO of 200ok GmbH in Zurich. He combines hands-on engineering—evident from front-end contributions to the Org-mode-inspired Organice project—with strategic leadership gained from prior CTO and senior engineering roles. His background spans academia and industry, including lecturing at ZHAW and research work with SAP, reflecting a blend of practical product delivery and research-informed thinking. Known for attention to UX and maintainable code, he often bridges sync and integration challenges across services like GitLab, WebDAV, and Dropbox. This mix of startup grit, long-term institutional experience at media and art-tech organizations, and active open-source involvement gives him a pragmatic, user-focused approach to building developer-friendly tools.
16 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Master's Degree at Universität Karlsruhe (TH)Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe
Github Skills (9)
javascript10
react10
webdav9
gitlab9
css8
html8
progressive-web-apps7
org-mode4
emacs3
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
200ok-ch/organice
Sep 2019 - Jul 2022
An implementation of Org mode without the dependency of Emacs - built for mobile and desktop browsers
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 release, 75 commits, 27 PRs in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Phil focused on improving the user interface and sign-in functionality of the organice application. They implemented and refined features related to syncing with various services, including GitLab, WebDAV, and Dropbox. Key changes involved updating input types, improving sign-in forms, and adding documentation links, ultimately enhancing the user experience. The commits also included formatting changes, indicating attention to code readability and maintainability.
emacsmobileorg-modeprogressive-web-appproductivity
voicerepublic/vr-streambox
Mar 2016 - Feb 2018
Contributions:635 commits in 1 year 11 months
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