Manuel Meurer
CEO at dasauge
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolManuel Meurer is a Berlin-based software founder and CEO with 17 years of experience building web applications, developer communities, and marketplaces for freelancers. He founded Uplink, a German network that pairs IT freelancers and companies through transparent job postings and an active community, and co-founded Freelance Unlocked to scale the freelance movement across Europe. A hands-on Rails developer and open-source contributor, Manuel has improved front-end UX and search behavior in notable projects like the sdoc generator. His background blends long-term freelance practice and in-house engineering at media and consulting firms, giving him both product and delivery fluency. Known for solving practical UX and workflow problems, he combines technical depth with a strong focus on fair, time-efficient processes for freelancers and hiring teams.
17 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master Information Systems, Master Information Systems at Hawaii Pacific UniversityInformation Systems, Information Systems at Jönköping UniversityBachelor Information Technology, Bachelor Information Technology at IT-Center Dortmund GmbH
German, English, Swedish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (12)
css10
javascript10
ui-design9
passenger6
api6
nginx6
polymorphism6
documentation6
asset-pipeline6
ruby6
ansible6
ruby-on-rails6
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
rails/sdoc
Dec 2013 - Apr 2016
Standalone sdoc generator
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 2 PRs, 7 comments in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Manuel primarily focused on enhancing the user interface and improving the search functionality within the SDoc generator. They modified CSS and JavaScript files to update the styling and behavior of search results and tree structures. Key changes include fixing display issues and optimizing the layout of search elements. Their contributions involve significant front-end adjustments.
documentation-generatorstandalonedocumentation-site
manuelmeurer/services
Apr 2014 - Mar 2022
A nifty service layer for your Rails app
Contributions:311 commits, 2 PRs, 94 pushes in 7 years 11 months
rails-appservice-layerrailsservices
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