Pascal Martin
Principal Engineer at Phocas Software
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolPascal Martin is a Principal Engineer based in Christchurch with 12 years of hands-on experience building full-stack web applications and a strong conviction for clean code and Agile practices. He progressed from early engineering roles and a cooperative BE in Information Technology to senior and principal positions at Phocas Software, bringing practical experience across startups and enterprise settings. Passionate about UI/UX, he combines front-end polish with backend architecture, having previously served as a software architect for the rail industry. Colleagues know him as an advocate for maintainable systems and pragmatic process improvements that speed delivery without sacrificing quality. He thrives on turning complex domain requirements into elegant, testable solutions and mentoring teams to adopt better coding habits. Unexpectedly, his career spans both European and New Zealand markets, giving him a cross-cultural perspective on product and engineering collaboration.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Information Technology, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Information Technology at Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW)
Github Skills (24)
geany10
detector10
zoneminder9
controller7
keyboard7
sonos7
api7
sprinkler7
wifi7
command-line-tool6
music6
wireshark-dissector6
mouse6
nodejs6
python6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
pascal-fb-martin/housetest
Feb 2022 - Jan 2026
Contributions:19 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 11 months
pascal-fb-martin/housesensor
May 2020 - May 2026
Contributions:2 releases, 52 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years
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