Markus S.

Principal Solutions Architect at Upbound

Markus S. has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning several companies and roles. Currently, they are employed as a Principal Solutions Architect at Upbound. Prior to this, Markus worked at Epic Games as an Engineering Director, where they developed the internal cloud platform used for various services and games. Markus also served as the Lead Infrastructure Engineer at Epic Games.

Before joining Epic Games, Markus held the position of Technical Director DevOps at King, where they were responsible for overseeing technical operations. Markus also worked at Z2Live as the Director of Live Operations, managing the operations and live aspects of gaming.

Markus's experience also includes working at En Masse Entertainment as the Network Operations Director, overseeing the delivery of MMORPGs and managing a team responsible for various technology aspects. Prior to this, they worked at Smith and Tinker, Inc. as the CTO and later as the VP Technology and Chief Architect, where they focused on software development, IT management, and technology infrastructure.

Markus's earlier work experience includes serving as the CTO and Chief Software Architect at Hidden City Games, Inc., where they managed the development of online game software. Markus also worked as the CEO and Chief Architect at UniSpheres, Inc., where they managed the business and developed software and internet service architecture.

Before their roles at Hidden City Games and UniSpheres, Markus worked at Microsoft as a Manager, where they led the Xbox Operations Center and managed a team responsible for the global Xbox Live Gaming service. Prior to that, they worked at Siemens as a Director, overseeing the design and administration of corporate intranet and network services.

Markus S. attended Technische Universität Berlin from 1985 to 1989, where they obtained a Master of Science in Computer Science. Markus'sfield of study during this time was also Computer Science. Additionally, Markus has a certification called the Foundation certificate in IT Service Management from Loyalist College of Applied Arts & Technology. There is no information available about when they obtained this certification.

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  • Principal Solutions Architect

    March, 2023 - present

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