Matthias Benkort

Matthias Benkort has held various roles in the software engineering industry since 2013. Theirwork experience includes being a Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science Tutor at Acadomia from 2013 to 2014, a Software Engineer Intern at Atos from 2014 to 2015, a Software Engineer at The Smiths and The Things Network from 2015 to 2016, a Lead Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer at Dimebox from 2016 to 2017, a Senior Software Engineer at Chordify - tune into chords from 2017 to 2018, a Senior Research And Development Engineer, Software Architect Technical Lead, Lead Software Engineer, and Senior Software Engineer at Input Output (IOHK) from 2018 to 2022, and a Technical Director of Open-Source Development at Cardano Foundation from 2022 onward. Matthias has also done freelance work as a Software Engineer at KtorZ and a Freelance Developer at Moovup.

Matthias Benkort obtained their Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Physics & Philosophy from Bellevue in 2010-2012. Matthias then went on to earn their Master's degrees in Applied Mathematics & Computer Science from ENSEEIHT in 2012-2015. Additionally, they obtained a referee (1st level) certification from Fédération de Kin-Ball Française in July 2014, and an entrepreneur (student) certification from INP Toulouse - Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse in June 2014.