Martin Hochel

Martin Hochel has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and companies. Martin currently works at Microsoft as a Principal Software Engineer, starting in June 2022. Prior to that, they were a Tech Lead at Microsoft from January 2021 to June 2022.

Martin is also involved in the tech community as a Co-Founder of ngParty since February 2015 and ReactGirlsPrague since July 2019.

Before joining Microsoft, Martin worked at productboard as a Principal Engineer from July 2019 to January 2021. Prior to that, they were a UI Tech Lead at Twisto from February 2019 to July 2019.

Martin has also gained experience at EmbedIT, where they held the role of Principal Software Engineer from August 2017 to February 2019, and Senior Software Engineer from January 2015 to July 2017.

Further, Martin was a Senior Frontend Engineer at LBBW Bank CZ from August 2013 to December 2014. Martin started their career as a Web Developer at IBM from May 2012 to July 2013, and then at core4 from December 2010 to April 2012.

Their earliest work experience was at Slovart-GTG, where they worked as a Graphic designer, IT support, and Web developer from March 2008 to June 2011.

Martin Hochel received their Bachelor's degree in Applied Informatics with a focus on Web development from the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava. Martin attended this university from 2006 to 2009. After that, they pursued a Master's degree in Applied Informatics, specializing in Petri Nets, Security, and Web development, at the same institution from 2009 to 2011.

In terms of additional certifications, Martin obtained the German Language Diploma Level II from the Goethe-Institut in March 2006. Martin also acquired the IBM Security AppScan certification from IBM in November 2012. Furthermore, they hold an edX Honor Code Certificate for Introduction to TypeScript, though the specific month and year of obtaining this certificate are not provided.