Markus Binder - Technical Co-Founder

Q: Where is Markus based?

Markus is based in Munich, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Markus speak?

Markus speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Intermediate) .

Q: How many years of experience does Markus have?

Markus has at least 8 years of experience. During this time, Markus has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 5 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 8 months . Note that Markus may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Markus's latest experience?

Markus's most recent position is Technical Co-Founder at Loka AI .

Q: What companies has Markus worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Markus has worked for Loka AI , zeb consulting , AI-Binder , and Meyerthole Siems Kohlruss Gesellschaft für aktuarielle Beratung mbH .

Q: Which industries is Markus most experienced in?

Markus is most experienced in industries like Insurance , Education , and Information Technology .

Q: Which business areas is Markus most experienced in?

Markus is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Research and Development , and Project Management . Markus also has some experience in Business Intelligence and Product Development .

Q: Which industries has Markus worked in recently?

Markus has recently worked in industries like Insurance and Information Technology .

Q: Which business areas has Markus worked in recently?

Markus has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Project Management , and Business Intelligence .

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Munich, Germany

Experience

Dec 2024 - Present

1 year 4 months

Technical Co-Founder

Loka AI

Software development of a B2B SaaS for AI-based search in internal candidate pools of recruitment agencies
Design of a multi-tenant, hybrid architecture with dedicated GPU servers and secure cloud integration
AI-Engineering
LLMOps
Python
FastAPI

Jul 2024 - Nov 2024

5 months

Senior Consultant

zeb consulting

Development of AI prototypes and consulting on AI tools for operational productivity gains in insurance companies
Project management/ sub-project leadership in the implementation of software solutions
AI-Engineering
Azure/AWS
Project management

Oct 2023 - Present

2 years 6 months

AI-Freelancer

AI-Binder

Building AI-based internal knowledge bases
Integration of GPT-4 or open-source alternatives like Llama via state-of-the-art AI frameworks in Python (e.g. LangChain, Ollama, Llama.cpp-py, Guidance-ai, and Ragas)
Parameter-efficient fine-tuning of open-source LLMs
AI-Engineering
Machine Learning
LLMOps

Jan 2021 - Sep 2023

2 years 9 months

Actuarial Consultant

Meyerthole Siems Kohlruss Gesellschaft für aktuarielle Beratung mbH

Actuarial data science for composite products (e.g. telematics pricing in auto insurance based on sensor data)
Project-based leadership of a team of 2-3 employees and mentoring working students
Setup of an internal cluster with access to GPU instances and Python and R IDEs for all employees
Data Science/Engineering
MLOps
Project management

Dec 2017 - Dec 2020

3 years 1 month

Research Associate

University of Regensburg

Full-time position at the Chair of Business Informatics
Research on fine-tuning of large language models
Teaching data science and recommender systems within the Big Data Analytics lecture
Data Science
Machine Learning
Python
SQL

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Insurance, Education, and Information Technology.

Insurance

Education

Information Technology

Business Area Experience

See which departments and functions this freelancer has contributed to most.

Experienced in Information Technology, Research and Development, Project Management, Product Development, and Business Intelligence.

Information Technology

Research and Development

Project Management

Product Development

Business Intelligence

Skills

Programming Languages

Python (+++, 7)
Bash (+++, 5)
Next.js (++ , 2)

Databases

Sql (+++, 7)
Pgvector (+++, 2)

Large Language Models

Pytorch (+++, 5)
Rag (+++, 3)
Ai-agents (+++, 2)
Github Copilot (+++, 2)
Langchain (++ , 2)
Mcp-server (+++, 1)

Devops/ Mlops – Infrastructure

Linux (+++, 6)
Gitlab (+++, 3)
Fastapi (+++, 2)
Terraform (++ , 2)

Containerization

Docker (+++, 5)
Kubernetes (++ , 4)

Cloud

Aws (++ , 3)
Azure (++ , 3)
Gcp (++ , 3)

Project Management

Asana (++ , 3)
Jira (++ , 2)

User/access Management

Authelia (+++, 2)
Keycloak (+++, 3)

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Intermediate

Education

Dec 2017 - Jul 2025

University of Regensburg

Dr. rer. pol. in Business Informatics, PhD · Business Informatics · Regensburg, Germany · magna cum laude

Sep 2015 - Feb 2016

University of Barcelona

M.Sc. in Mathematics, Erasmus semester · Mathematics · Barcelona, Spain

Apr 2015 - Oct 2017

University of Regensburg

M.Sc. in Mathematics, minor in Actuarial Science · Mathematics · Regensburg, Germany · 1.7

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Statistics

Experience

Total positions 5

Experience in Insurance 3 y

Avg length 1 y 11 m

Longest experience 3 y

Expertise

Recent roles Technical Co-Founder, Senior Consultant, AI-Freelancer

Main industries Insurance, Education, Information Technology

Main business areas Information Technology, Research and Development, Project Management

Qualifications

Highest degree Doctorate

Profile

Created

November 2025

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Where is Markus based?

Markus is based in Munich, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Markus speak?

Markus speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Markus have?

Markus has at least 8 years of experience. During this time, Markus has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 8 months. Note that Markus may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Markus be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Markus would be well-suited for roles such as: Technical Co-Founder, Senior Consultant, AI-Freelancer.

What is Markus's latest experience?

Markus's most recent position is Technical Co-Founder at Loka AI.

What companies has Markus worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Markus has worked for Loka AI, zeb consulting, AI-Binder, and Meyerthole Siems Kohlruss Gesellschaft für aktuarielle Beratung mbH.

Which industries is Markus most experienced in?

Markus is most experienced in industries like Insurance, Education, and Information Technology.

Which business areas is Markus most experienced in?

Markus is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Research and Development, and Project Management. Markus also has some experience in Business Intelligence and Product Development.

Which industries has Markus worked in recently?

Markus has recently worked in industries like Insurance and Information Technology.

Which business areas has Markus worked in recently?

Markus has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Business Intelligence.

What is Markus's education?

Markus holds a Doctorate in Business Informatics from University of Regensburg, a Master in Mathematics from University of Barcelona, a Master in Mathematics from University of Regensburg and a Bachelor in Mathematics from University of Regensburg.

What is the availability of Markus?

Markus is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Markus?

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