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Markus Sterner-Full Stack Developer

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Herrsching, Germany

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Experience

Jan 2025 - Present
Ottendorf-Okrilla, Germany

Lead Developer

Endress+Hauser SICK GmbH+Co. KG

Position Summary
Lead Developer at Endress+Hauser SICK GmbH+Co. KG
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Sales

Lead developer of the frontend and backend systems for a web-based pre-sales tool. It is used by sales staff and engineers to configure and calculate complex measurement systems for industrial customers. Core features include a collaboration platform, a product configurator, physical feasibility checks, and a PDF generator.

TypeScript · Node.js · Nest.js · Angular · REST · MongoDB · Playwright

May 2024 - Aug 2026
Munich, Germany

Full Stack Developer

MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group GmbH

Position Summary
Full Stack Developer at MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group GmbH
Industries
Retail
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development

Development and maintenance of the third-party platform behind the online shops of MediaMarktSaturn.

  • Part of a team responsible for 16 microservices and 2 frontends.
  • The services run for ten European marketplaces.
  • The marketplace generated around €800 million in GMV in fiscal year 2025/26.

TypeScript · Node.js · Nest.js · React · GraphQL · REST · PubSub · BullMQ · MongoDB · GCP

Nov 2023 - Apr 2024
Unterföhring, Germany

Backend Developer

Seven.One Entertainment Group GmbH

Position Summary
Backend Developer at Seven.One Entertainment Group GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Media and Entertainment
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development

Development and maintenance of more than 15 microservices in the area of content discovery for the streaming platform Joyn.

TypeScript · Node.js · GraphQL · REST · AWS · Kafka · MongoDB

Nov 2022 - Oct 2024
Dresden, Germany

Lead Developer

SICK AG

Position Summary
Lead Developer at SICK AG
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Quality Assurance

Development and maintenance of the frontend and backend of an internal web application. Built the end-to-end test framework, optimized the CI pipeline, and worked on UI/UX concepts and defining user stories.

TypeScript · Node.js · Nest.js · Angular · REST · AWS · Terraform · MongoDB · E2E Testing · CI/CD

Jun 2022 - Sep 2023
Munich, Germany

Lead Frontend Developer

Kaiser X Labs GmbH

Position Summary
Lead Frontend Developer at Kaiser X Labs GmbH
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Strategy

Technical lead of the frontend development of an internal web application for Allianz Global Investors. Development of UI components and connection to the API, major contribution to the technical product strategy and the refinement of user stories, as well as architectural support for backend developers.

TypeScript · Angular · REST · Azure · Software Architecture

Apr 2021 - Mar 2022
Feuchtwangen, Germany

Co-Founder & CTO

Nomizz GmbH

Position Summary
Co-Founder & CTO at Nomizz GmbH
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management

Founded the company together with a business partner to build a SaaS application for machine builders and their customers. Built the prototype, hired a Full Stack Developer, and led product development as Product Manager and Developer. In March 2022, 84 registered users from 10 companies were using the platform. Left after a funding round did not come through.

TypeScript · React · Next.js · Node.js · GraphQL · REST · Azure · Auth0

May 2020 - Mar 2021
Düsseldorf, Germany

Full Stack Developer

SICK AG

Position Summary
Full Stack Developer at SICK AG
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development

Worked with the customer to develop the product vision for an internal collaboration tool, created user stories as well as UX and UI concepts, designed the system architecture, and developed the frontend application and backend services.

TypeScript · Angular · Node.js · GraphQL · REST · Software Architecture

Nov 2019 - Mar 2021
Munich, Germany

Full Stack Developer

MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group

Position Summary
Full Stack Developer at MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group
Industries
Retail
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Quality Assurance
Strategy

Developed and maintained the frontend application and a backend system for the shopping cart product team. Worked on strategies to improve product KPIs, drove an automated end-to-end testing strategy, aligned development strategy and system architecture with other product teams, and built reusable frontend components.

TypeScript · React · Styled Components · Node.js · GraphQL · REST · GCP · E2E Testing · Software Architecture

Jun 2018 - Oct 2019
Munich, Germany

Lead Developer

Fineway GmbH

Position Summary
Lead Developer at Fineway GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Tourism
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development

Lead developer in a team of four developers and one Product Owner. Developed and maintained frontend and backend systems for customer-facing and internal web applications, and designed a microservice architecture to aggregate, transform, and store data from different sources.

TypeScript · React · Styled Components · GraphQL · REST · Node.js · Python · Redis · PostgreSQL · Docker · Azure · Software Architecture

Oct 2015 - May 2018

Previous Projects

Colenet, Allianz Deutschland, Scandio

Position Summary
Previous Projects at Colenet, Allianz Deutschland, Scandio
Industries
Insurance
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, Insurance, Banking and Finance, and Tourism.

Manufacturing
Information Technology
Retail
Insurance
Banking and Finance
Tourism
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance, Strategy, Sales, and Project Management.

Information Technology
Product Development
Quality Assurance
Strategy
Sales
Project Management
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Summary

Software development is my passion. It gives me great satisfaction to deliver clean code, a smart architecture, and a flawless user experience for my clients.

Thanks to my willingness to learn and my curiosity about the unknown, I have been able to build up valuable experience through many client projects. This knowledge allows me to find my way quickly in new software projects and become productive fast. By using AI tools, I can use this knowledge even faster and more effectively for my clients than before.

With my entrepreneurial mindset, I do not focus only on the tasks given to me, but also question them in a targeted way whenever I see the potential for a better solution for my clients.

Skills

  • Typescript
  • Node.Js
  • React
  • Rest
  • Angular
  • Graphql
  • Ci/Cd
  • Automated Tests
  • Product Development
  • Ai Tools

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 2013 - Dec 2016

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

B.A. · Media Informatics · Munich, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Advanced Certified Scrum Developer

Scrum Alliance

Scrum Alliance

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 10
Experience in Manufacturing 5.5 y
Avg length 1 y 5 m
Longest experience 2 y 7 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Lead Developer, Full Stack Developer, Backend Developer
Main industries Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail
Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor
Certifications earned 2

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Markus is based in Herrsching, Germany.

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

Markus has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Markus has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 1 month. Note that Markus may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Markus would be well-suited for roles such as: Lead Developer, Full Stack Developer, Backend Developer.

Markus's most recent position is Lead Developer at Endress+Hauser SICK GmbH+Co. KG.

In recent years, Markus has worked for Endress+Hauser SICK GmbH+Co. KG, MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group GmbH, Seven.One Entertainment Group GmbH, SICK AG, and Kaiser X Labs GmbH.

Markus is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Retail. Markus also has some experience in Insurance, Tourism, and Banking and Finance.

Markus is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance. Markus also has some experience in Strategy, Sales, and Project Management.

Markus has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing, Retail, and Banking and Finance.

Markus has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Markus holds a Bachelor in Media Informatics from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Markus has 2 certificates. These include: Advanced Certified Scrum Developer and Certified ScrumMaster.

Markus will be available from September 2026.

Markus's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.

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