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Markus Binder

Technical Co-Founder

Markus Binder
Munich, Germany

Experience

Dec 2024 - Present
1 year 2 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 4 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

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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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 1 year and 7 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 (IT).

Which business areas is Markus most experienced in?

Markus is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Research and Development (R&D), 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 (IT).

Which business areas has Markus worked in recently?

Markus has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), 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.

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